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Old 12-19-2007, 10:42 PM   #1
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Is It Worth Hiring Ilegals?


I Had Several Illegals Working For Me Over The Last Few Years"what Harm Could It Do".i Thought To My Self.not Much.well I Have Come To Realise In Retrospect A Lot More Than I Ever Could Have Believed.not Only Do I Have So Much **** From The Local Tv Who Are Doing An Expose On The Hiring Of Illegal Immigrants.but I'm Also Felling A Backlash From Customers Whom Don't Want Illegals In Their Homes.listen To Me Guys The **** Is Starting To Hit The Fan.no More Will I Ever Hire Anybody But A Fully Fledged Legal Worker.by The Way I Was Paying The Same Sort Of Money To All Emploies.please Let Me Know Your Thoughts,

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Old 12-19-2007, 10:45 PM   #2
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That sure looks like a lot of work capitalizing all them letters. All my guys are illegals, sometimes they get picked up, but its fairly easy to get new ones. There really is no downside as long as I don't get caught. Plus it allows me to price jobs a lot lower.
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In the long run its never worth it to hire an illegal. Maybe have him vaccuum chips, or clean windows on a 4' ladder but thats about it. It has to be hard to pay workmans comp on 5+ guys, so lots of guys find ways to get around it.

And its true. A big %age of white America doesent like non English speaking people on their property. Nevermind inside the house sorting through the jewelry box.

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Call Me Paranoid, But I Bet This Is Like A Setup From Big Brother ....
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Old 12-19-2007, 11:10 PM   #5
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He has made similar comments in other posts. He just has come to see the light and is trying to correct the errors of his past ways.

Plus, he makes a nifty profit on a chalet rental on a lake with a boat included.

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Old 12-19-2007, 11:29 PM   #6
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I'll give you my brief opinion....

If a person cant run a legitimate business... then they shouldn't be in business!!!

Businesses that hire illegals are not only scum but are not legitimate... its a sorry excuse to say that they cant afford WC or taxes is the reason for hiring illegals...

There are thriving & legitimate painting businesses (and other trades) out there that are able to afford and pay WC and taxes and still make a good profit...WHY??... because they have a plan and a system in place...

In my opinion businesses that hire illegals are the portapotties of the trades...
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Yes I Have Seen The Error From My Ways. And That Is What I;m Correcting Now.i Thought I Was Pointing That Out In My Thread.
As For A House With A Boat Whats That Got To Do With Anything.foll.
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Old 12-19-2007, 11:47 PM   #8
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WTF? Trick thread, trick thread!!!!

Anyway, here's a link to make you think.

http://www.vdare.com/awall/070516_memo.htm

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I only hire them to take on heavy/laborous jobs such as cleaning up job sites, dumping containers, holding/tipping frames, carrying weights, etc., that do NOT directly affect any quality of the work being done by other skilled workers. Cheap buck for the cheap work!
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The Thing I'd Like To Say To Jmpg My Thing
Is That I Do Pay Workers Comp And Do With Hold Taxes But The Homeowner Takes It For Granteds That I Do Not.my Problem Is That When I Give The Estamaite The Home Owner Expects A White Clean-cut Painter Shows Up To Do The Work.which Has Not Been The Case.further More The Only Way For This Country To Get Out Of This Mess That We Are In Is To Employ Home Growen Talent ,which Is My Aim Over The Next Few Tears.so Stick That In Your Pipe And Smoke It.senior.
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I still wanna know how he gets every first letter capitalized Does he really press shift every time? Does he maybe have an illegal to hold the shift key for him at the proper time?
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By The Way Don't Reply A-hole I'm Tired And Going To Bed.
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I still wanna know how he gets every first letter capitalized Does he really press shift every time? Does he maybe have an illegal to hold the shift key for him at the proper time?

I SHOW YOU HOW. YOU PUT CAPS BUTTON ON, TYPE IN ALL CAPS, AND SUBMIT POST. NOW, EVERY WORD HAS FIRST LETTER CAP ONLY. THIS IS THE FORUM MODS DID IT, SO TO PREVENT EVERY CHILD COME IN & MESS WITH IT. NICE FEATURES.
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ops, didn't work this time. last time, i were able to do exact like him did. Dunno why now? sorry, i forget the trick how to it, never mind!
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SWTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT HOUSES WITH BOATS?
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He has nade similar comments in other posts. He just has come to see the light and is trying to correct the errors of his past ways.

Plus, he makes a nifty profit on a chalet rental on a lake with a boat included.

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I think you are sniffing too much epoxy. Glad you are coming around on the illegals though.
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The tracks must be getting icy.
This is like the third thread in 2 days that reads like a slow trainwreck.
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SWTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT HOUSES WITH BOATS?

Because you were being made fun of with the first several respondees, who thought that you were a ficticious rabble rouser poster. I was pointing out that you were a legitimate traceable entity.

Spammers cover their tracks and are usually hard to trace. You, on the other hand, were very easy to verify.

Nice woodwork in that house, by the way. It seems like a nice getaway, if in fact I did my research correctly.

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Nice woodwork in that house, by the way. It seems like a nice getaway, if in fact I did my research correctly.

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Have some integrity and do the business right. Pretty sure if your illegal gets hurt on the job your done for. They have legal protection as well. If i see illegals working I'd report them.
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