FYI: On the Working Poor

[Wry Catcher]

And the Federal Governments Costs which seem to be a subsidy for Franchise Owners and Major Corporations.

"The fast-food industry is one of the nation’s largest employers of low and minimum wage workers. According to one group, often the industry workers' pay is not enough and many turn to government programs for assistance.

See:

Fast-Food Chains Costing Taxpayers the Most Money - Yahoo Finance

BTW, this thread is not for the willfully ignorant, cognitive dissonance is a potential risk to the WI who cogitate.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Does economic slavery exist in America today?

"McDonalds remains extremely profitable. The burger chain's net income was nearly $5.5 billion last year. The company also effectively returned all of its profits to shareholders, paying out a total of $5.5 billion in dividends and stock buybacks. While arguments have persisted on both sides as to whether McDonald’s should or should not increase its workers' pay, the company itself recently demonstrated just how difficult living on less than $8 an hour can be. In July, a sample budget from the company’s financial planning website for employees was leaked. The planners made several questionable assumptions, including that an employee could work two nearly-full time jobs and spend $20 a month on health insurance."

From the link, above.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

We should nationalize fastfood.

 

[Wry Catcher]

We should nationalize fastfood.

Worth a look ^^^?

Hypocrisy, hyper-partisanship, myopia, mendacity, or simply a curmudgeon. Maybe all.

Thanks for sharing

 

[daveman]

Does economic slavery exist in America today?

"McDonalds remains extremely profitable. The burger chain's net income was nearly $5.5 billion last year. The company also effectively returned all of its profits to shareholders, paying out a total of $5.5 billion in dividends and stock buybacks. While arguments have persisted on both sides as to whether McDonald’s should or should not increase its workers' pay, the company itself recently demonstrated just how difficult living on less than $8 an hour can be. In July, a sample budget from the company’s financial planning website for employees was leaked. The planners made several questionable assumptions, including that an employee could work two nearly-full time jobs and spend $20 a month on health insurance."

From the link, above.

No thanks.

 

[koshergrl]

We should nationalize fastfood.

That would certainly be the best way to reduce availability to the public.

 

[alan1]

And the Federal Governments Costs which seem to be a subsidy for Franchise Owners and Major Corporations.

"The fast-food industry is one of the nation’s largest employers of low and minimum wage workers. According to one group, often the industry workers' pay is not enough and many turn to government programs for assistance.

See:

Fast-Food Chains Costing Taxpayers the Most Money - Yahoo Finance

BTW, this thread is not for the willfully ignorant, cognitive dissonance is a potential risk to the WI who cogitate.

Having a job that means saying, "Would you like fries with that?", was never meant to be the culmination of ones career. It is meant to be a stepping stone on ones way up, an entry level job for somebody newly entering the workforce. You know, like teenagers that aren't raising a baby, but just earning some cash for their first car or to pay for prom dates. That's why being a fry cook doesn't pay a living wage, one is supposed to better themselves, not be a career fry cook or cashier at McDonalds.

 

[daveman]

We should nationalize fastfood.

That would certainly be the best way to reduce availability to the public.

...and price it out of reach of most of us.

 

[Spoonman]

And the Federal Governments Costs which seem to be a subsidy for Franchise Owners and Major Corporations.

"The fast-food industry is one of the nation’s largest employers of low and minimum wage workers. According to one group, often the industry workers' pay is not enough and many turn to government programs for assistance.

See:

Fast-Food Chains Costing Taxpayers the Most Money - Yahoo Finance

BTW, this thread is not for the willfully ignorant, cognitive dissonance is a potential risk to the WI who cogitate.

This thread is a perfect example of liberal hypocrisy. Explain your logic for this one. How is it you deem it acceptable that the federal government can be expected to subsidize the costs of an element of society that sits on their ass an does absolutely nothing. doesn't work, doesn't pay taxes, doesn't contribute to society in any way. but as soon as it goes to pay for a level up who is actually working but not making enough to make ends meet, you all of a sudden have a problem with that?

 

[Quantum Windbag]

And the Federal Governments Costs which seem to be a subsidy for Franchise Owners and Major Corporations.

"The fast-food industry is one of the nation’s largest employers of low and minimum wage workers. According to one group, often the industry workers' pay is not enough and many turn to government programs for assistance.

See:

Fast-Food Chains Costing Taxpayers the Most Money - Yahoo Finance

BTW, this thread is not for the willfully ignorant, cognitive dissonance is a potential risk to the WI who cogitate.

What, exactly, is your point? That we shouldn't have economic policies that force us to pretend that government spending is good for the economy? That we shouldn't have economic policies that subsidize people who can, and do, work because it is bad for the economy? That you really don't have a point?

 

[lakeview]

Having a job that means saying, "Would you like fries with that?", was never meant to be the culmination of ones career. It is meant to be a stepping stone on ones way up, an entry level job for somebody newly entering the workforce. You know, like teenagers that aren't raising a baby, but just earning some cash for their first car or to pay for prom dates. That's why being a fry cook doesn't pay a living wage, one is supposed to better themselves, not be a career fry cook or cashier at McDonalds.

I hear a lot of people say this and I can't disagree; wearing a paper hat at McDonalds shouldn't be the highest level of achievement in one's professional career but I think the question at hand is when did it become acceptable in this country for an employer to pay so little knowing full well, in fact probably counting on the fact, that the taxpayers would pick up some of the slack when it comes to employee compensation?

People should try to better themselves and stand on their own, so should corporations.

 

[Intense]

And the Federal Governments Costs which seem to be a subsidy for Franchise Owners and Major Corporations.

"The fast-food industry is one of the nation’s largest employers of low and minimum wage workers. According to one group, often the industry workers' pay is not enough and many turn to government programs for assistance.

See:

Fast-Food Chains Costing Taxpayers the Most Money - Yahoo Finance

BTW, this thread is not for the willfully ignorant, cognitive dissonance is a potential risk to the WI who cogitate.

Another perspective is that of a skill building stepping stone which is of value to the society as a whole. So are the dividends it pays out to it's shareholders. Where do you think your pension investment profits come from?

 

[The Rabbi]

We could just enact laws that would make McDonalds have to fire everyone and replace them with technology.
A person who works at McDonalds has an opportunity to see one of the best marketing/best run companies on the planet and move up the ladder into management with it.
unless of course bedwetters like CumCatcher have their way and bar them from getting in the door.

 

[Wry Catcher]

And the Federal Governments Costs which seem to be a subsidy for Franchise Owners and Major Corporations.

"The fast-food industry is one of the nation’s largest employers of low and minimum wage workers. According to one group, often the industry workers' pay is not enough and many turn to government programs for assistance.

See:

Fast-Food Chains Costing Taxpayers the Most Money - Yahoo Finance

BTW, this thread is not for the willfully ignorant, cognitive dissonance is a potential risk to the WI who cogitate.

This thread is a perfect example of liberal hypocrisy. Explain your logic for this one. How is it you deem it acceptable that the federal government can be expected to subsidize the costs of an element of society that sits on their ass an does absolutely nothing. doesn't work, doesn't pay taxes, doesn't contribute to society in any way. but as soon as it goes to pay for a level up who is actually working but not making enough to make ends meet, you all of a sudden have a problem with that?

You missed the point entirely. I have no problem with the government providing benefits to the working poor, or those in poverty a consequence of poor health or physical limitations. You really need to read the link in the OP before commenting.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

We should nationalize fastfood.

That would certainly be the best way to reduce availability to the public.

...and price it out of reach of most of us.

It would have to be renamed "Slow, inefficient and costly food".

 

[Wry Catcher]

Having a job that means saying, "Would you like fries with that?", was never meant to be the culmination of ones career. It is meant to be a stepping stone on ones way up, an entry level job for somebody newly entering the workforce. You know, like teenagers that aren't raising a baby, but just earning some cash for their first car or to pay for prom dates. That's why being a fry cook doesn't pay a living wage, one is supposed to better themselves, not be a career fry cook or cashier at McDonalds.

I hear a lot of people say this and I can't disagree; wearing a paper hat at McDonalds shouldn't be the highest level of achievement in one's professional career but I think the question at hand is when did it become acceptable in this country for an employer to pay so little knowing full well, in fact probably counting on the fact, that the taxpayers would pick up some of the slack when it comes to employee compensation?

People should try to better themselves and stand on their own, so should corporations.

A clear, concise and well stated comment. Thank you.

 

[Supposn]

Annually COLA’d minimum wage rate.

WRY Catcher, I’m among the proponents of an annually COLA’d federal minimum wage rate.
Refer to the thread:
http://www.usmessageboard.com/economy/232006-consequences-of-repealing-minimum-wage-rates.html


Respectfully Supposn

 

[The Rabbi]

And the Federal Governments Costs which seem to be a subsidy for Franchise Owners and Major Corporations.

"The fast-food industry is one of the nation’s largest employers of low and minimum wage workers. According to one group, often the industry workers' pay is not enough and many turn to government programs for assistance.

See:

Fast-Food Chains Costing Taxpayers the Most Money - Yahoo Finance

BTW, this thread is not for the willfully ignorant, cognitive dissonance is a potential risk to the WI who cogitate.

This thread is a perfect example of liberal hypocrisy. Explain your logic for this one. How is it you deem it acceptable that the federal government can be expected to subsidize the costs of an element of society that sits on their ass an does absolutely nothing. doesn't work, doesn't pay taxes, doesn't contribute to society in any way. but as soon as it goes to pay for a level up who is actually working but not making enough to make ends meet, you all of a sudden have a problem with that?

You missed the point entirely. I have no problem with the government providing benefits to the working poor, or those in poverty a consequence of poor health or physical limitations. You really need to read the link in the OP before commenting.

You have no problem with the government providing everything to everybody. That's the problem.

 

[Wry Catcher]

I'm of the opinion that minimum wage laws are necessary, given human nature. We are experiencing a time when labor has become only a commodity and greed a virtue.

“A merchant may sell many things, but a worker usually only has one job, which supplies not only his livelihood but often much of his sense of identity. An unsold commodity is a nuisance, an unemployed worker a tragedy.”

Link: Is Labor a Commodity? | Vox Nova

 

[The Rabbi]

I'm of the opinion that minimum wage laws are necessary, given human nature. We are experiencing a time when labor has become only a commodity and greed a virtue.

“A merchant may sell many things, but a worker usually only has one job, which supplies not only his livelihood but often much of his sense of identity. An unsold commodity is a nuisance, an unemployed worker a tragedy.”

Link: Is Labor a Commodity? | Vox Nova

Because people were never greedy in the past, right?

And because anyone could be a computer programmer with specialties in security, right?

I'd suggest you get your head out of your ass and look at the world every now and then.