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    Fifth Third Bancorp unveils bonuses, minimum wage hike after tax bill passage

    https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/20/…

    "Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati, Ohio, will pay more than 13,500 employees a bonus and raise the minimum wage for its workforce to $15 after the passage of the GOP tax plan that will cut the bank's corporate tax rate."

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    • Minimum wage hike? Like the minimum wage hike the Republicans were against not 6 months ago when people picketed?kona
    • Carnival Barkers and smoke-n-mirrors.

      The stupid lap it up and come March will wonder why they're only getting a couple hundred back from taxes.      kona
    • This has nothing to do w/any republican decision on wage hikes... this is one company's response to the Gov. loosening it's 'take' on profits...employee love...PonyBoy
    • ... I figured pretty much everyone in this thread (though many of you are obviously surprised) would welcome this... not mock it.PonyBoy
    • So only 20% get the min wage hike, which is still basically poverty, and one time bonuses to maybe 50% who are managers or lower. Weak.monospaced
    • Eh... it's never good enough is it, mono?... not unless you put the company underwater... cuz that's AWESOME for the employees... right?PonyBoy
    • Everything is either PR or some ploy... you clowns do realize every company is made up of PEOPLE that make it go... yes? Corporations are sooo EVVILLLL. hehePonyBoy
    • Underwater?monospaced
    • This is a way to avoid anything meaningful or creating new jobs. It's not a meaningful increase to anyone.monospaced
    • but I guess if you're working there and make minimum wage, I suppose it's pretty nice and you won't complainmonospaced
    • it's just a tiny, miniscule fraction of the cash this bank is making and giving to its top brass insteadmonospaced
    • enjoy working for $15 till the day you die because SS will be dead due to that tax plan, GOP killed 3 of their birds w 1 stoneGuyFawkes
    • so are they 5th or 3rd? I would trust a bank that can't commitGnash
    • *wouldn'tGnash
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