by Confederate States 0f America » Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:47 pm
by Hushabagain » Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:49 pm
Confederate States 0f America wrote:Fast Food Workers Stage Strike, Demand Higher Minimal Wage.
http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2597799
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-76836322/
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3670438
I just saw these articles claiming fast food workers are/have/will stage a massive walkout protesting the 7.35 minimal wage. They demand a $15 an hour minimal wage, which is a massive increase, being able to unionize without consequences and better working conditions.
Fortunately, I never had to work Fast Food in High School and College, though my job didn't pay too much better. Also I don't eat Fast Food anymore. I do feel for those who do have to work fast food but I believe $15 is too high, especially when a good percentage of Fast Food workers are high school age. If minimal wage does get increased to $15 an hour then, more than likely, goods and services will increase as well. This increase in minimal wage will affect those who make above minimal wage as their wages are not increasing but the price of living is.
Not to mention, this will give gas companies am excuse to raise prices as now they have to pay workers more, or so they will claim.
NSG, what are your opinions? Do you think the USA can handle a minimal wage increase to $15 an hour? While I would like to see minimal wage increase, $15 an hour is too much.
Also, for those who do work or east Fast Food did this walkout actually occur?
by Olthar » Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:55 pm
by The Scientific States » Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:58 pm
by Wisconsin9 » Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:59 pm
Olthar wrote:Not the precious corporate profits! Anything but that! Those millionaires and billionaires need that money! D:
Minimum wage should be enough for a family to live on. I'm not sure about the technicalities of what that entails, so I don't know if $15/hr is enough, too much, or too little, but I do know that $7.35/hr is too little.
by The United Soviet Socialist Republic » Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:59 pm
by The Scientific States » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:00 pm
The United Soviet Socialist Republic wrote:That is fucking outrageous. Every single one of them should be fired.
by The United Soviet Socialist Republic » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:01 pm
by Gaelic Celtia » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:02 pm
Sibirsky wrote:You are offensive to me.
by Aethrys » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:02 pm
by Olthar » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:02 pm
The United Soviet Socialist Republic wrote:That is fucking outrageous. Every single one of them should be fired.
by The Scientific States » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:02 pm
by The United Soviet Socialist Republic » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:02 pm
by Mkuki » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:03 pm
John Rawls wrote:In justice as fairness, the concept of right is prior to that of the good.
by Geilinor » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:04 pm
by Aethrys » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:05 pm
by Gauthier » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:05 pm
by Saiwania » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:06 pm
by Olthar » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:06 pm
by Genivaria » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:06 pm
Geilinor wrote:I think $15 an hour is too high, but I'd support $9-$10. My state has a minimum wage of $9.19 an hour, and no, we have not collapsed into mass unemployment. Washington's unemployment rate is below 7%. It was slightly above the national average for a while, but it's back down now.
by Geilinor » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:07 pm
by Hathradic States » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:07 pm
by The Scientific States » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:07 pm
Saiwania wrote:The wages from fast food aren't enough to live on, but fast food restaurants as they are currently, run off of a meager profit margin which makes it impossible to raise wages.
The only way would be to increase the price of the food items which could make it too expensive to where not enough people will purchase the fast food at the higher price. A fast food job is really only meant as a second job or for summer and not so much as a career, unless you move up to a management position or become a franchise owner.
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