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Topic: Davis Bacon

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Henry Ford, Hillary Clinton

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Greedy

Politics:

Capitalist, Democrat, Socialist

Dream job(s):

Tax Collector, President of the United States

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Working

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Economics

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Nike

Ultimate fantasy(s):

Getting off welfare, Finding a job, Bankruptcy

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Adam Smith

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Trade union, Local Chamber of Commerce

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"Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity." - Irving Kristol
"Any man who is under 30 , and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains." - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor

We oppose all attempts to legalize company unions and to repeal or weaken the Davis-Bacon Act or Section 13c of the Federal Urban Mass Transit Act of 1964.
Opponents of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages are urging members of Congress to strip this coverage form both bills.
Call your Senators today and tell them to fight to keep Davis-Bacon and collective bargaining provisions a part of homeland security.

Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant

Hourly Major Medical Health and Welfare benefit programs for Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act contractors designed to comply with hourly requirements for companies who must submit certified payrolls.
The Fair labor Standards Act covers minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, and includes such amendments as the Davis Bacon Act which requires payment of prevailing minimum wage rates to workers on public construction projects.
2425 is a Davis-Bacon provision to ensure that construction workers on jobs that are assisted by federal funds authorized under the homeland security act will be paid locally prevailing wages and benefits.

John Fielding,
CEO

In addition to providing benefits to hourly workers that comply with the Davis-Bacon or State Prevailing Wage laws, we have used our expertise to develop retirement programs for office and salaried personnel, and programs exclusively for the needs of owners and other key executives.
Money Purchase pension plans for contractors who want to make contributions for hourly employees to comply with Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act projects.
It is said that Davis Bacon inflates the cost of federally funded construction projects by as much as 15 percent and costs taxpayers over $1 billion annually.

Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent

The ratio for service trucks on Davis-Bacon worksites shall be one apprentice to one journeyman.

Thomas Owens,
Police Officer

The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 and the Service Contract Act of 1965 should be completely repealed.

Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate

DAVIS-BACON ATTACK On October 7, 1999, Senator Bob Smith (R-NH) sponsored an amendment that would have prohibited Davis-Bacon coverage on funds for disaster relief projects.

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