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Brian -
This isn't new. They did this a few months ago.
Dave Ramsey had a great rant about this a while ago. Basically he said if you don't like what you're being paid, go work somewhere else. Don't apply for and accept a job at a certain salary and then turn around and picket your employer because they aren't paying enough. You agreed to work there for that salary.
Let the market dictate the wages. If McDonalds is able to fill their jobs paying $7.25, so be it. If enough people stop taking jobs at McDonalds because the pay is too low, McDonalds will be forced to raise their wages in order to attract enough employees. Of course that means the dollar menu will probably go away and prices will rise but that's a good thing too speaking with my doctor hat on now.Steve
* Despite the high cost of living, it remains very popular.
* Why should I pay for my daughter's education when she already knows everything?
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Many people take these low-paying jobs just to survive. Having any job vs being jobless might mean, having roof over your head and heat in the house vs becoming homeless and live on the streets. So if people would stop taking these jobs there would be a lot more homeless people and foreclosures and crime.Comment
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The fastest job growth recently has been in low wage jobs. We're concurrently losing middle class jobs by the day. That means many people have to take what they can get. The city of SeaTac recently voted to increase their local minimum wage from $9.19 an hour to $15 an hour, pending a ballot recount. Many other states are working on ballot initiatives to raise their minimum wages also. I think as we see a higher and higher percentage of the voter base losing income because of the shift toward low wage jobs, the more we will see voters wanting to increase the minimum wage.
Conservatives can't have it both ways. If you want to reduce government assistance programs then the only real way to do that is by allowing people to receive a living wage for their work.Comment
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I'd have to think that anyone that is in the middle of their working life and is still dependent on a minimum wage job at a McDonalds needs to take a good hard look at themselves in the mirror. If your employer won't increase your value, then go increase your it on your own. Learn a new skill. Look for a new job. Be willing to work longer hours or relocate if you have to.
Around this area you can graduate high school and go work in the oil fields starting out close to 6 figures. It's hard work and long hours, but if you are motivated enough you can do it. Or, you can go work at McDonalds for minimum wage. Your choice.
From my years working part time in retail I've come across a lot of people that are just plain lazy to put it bluntly. They come in late, they call off constantly, they'd rather text on their phone than do what their manager asked them to do. Then they complain and gripe that they didn't get a raise or more favorable hours. Well, it's not hard to figure out why they didn't. Not to say that everyone is like this, but I see it A LOT.BrianComment
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I understand that fast food jobs aren't great. I just don't think it is okay to take a job and then complain about it. Either take it or don't take it but if you take it, you have to accept the salary being offered. You can't turn around and complain that you aren't being paid enough. Even at a fast food job, if you work well, take initiative, and do a great job, people will notice. Not everyone at McDonalds is earning minimum wage. They are well known for promoting from within. Who do you think will get promoted? The guy who gripes all day about not earning enough or the gal who is always on time with a smile on her face and always willing to do whatever is asked of her.Steve
* Despite the high cost of living, it remains very popular.
* Why should I pay for my daughter's education when she already knows everything?
* There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going.Comment
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No, not everyone in fast food is making minimum wage, but the raises you can expect are pretty ridiculous. My ex husband was the assistant manager at KFC in college. Know how much he made? 50 cents more than minimum wage.Comment
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I think this link tells a good story. When you use a constant dollar value at a point in time (this chart uses the value of a dollar in 1996) you see the value of minimum wage peaked in 1968 and has declined ever since.
taking the average constant value from 1955-2013 would be a reasonable foundation in my eyes for a "base minimum wage" for the government to use. That number would be around $9.25 an hour today if I did the math right in my head.
Honestly, I am embarrassed to live in a country that doesn't have and support a minimum wage that a person working a full time job can support themselves to some sort of minimum standard of living. (all while a lot of these companies rake in monster profits off the backs of those they employ) What tells me that we aren't anywhere near a minimum standard of living wage are articles like the one below stating that its more profitable to live on welfare than to work minimum wage in 35 of the 50 states.
This is one area (raising minimum wage) that I support the Democratic party. I think in every other aspect I support Republicans 100%Comment
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