Fast Food Workers Go On Strike For Higher Pay From The Business Men

economics 101 lessons fall short on those not firmly rooted in reality. It's easier to take money away from other people (like customers, or owners) to make up for the poor decisions made in life, by people who earn minimum wage for a "career"

 

what's their target labor cost?

 

Show me where that idiotic assumption was made or be shown a liar .

 

I make better burgers and fries at home for 1/4 of the cost and don't have to worry about some subhuman pot smoker hocking a loogie in it.

 

They put up the money and provide the jobs. If they sit on the money, those jobs aren't there for anyone.

You do get that don't you?

 

It may be a good thing that in modern times, corporate welfare even pays multimillion dollar bonuses as a privilege and immunity.

 

You are free to negotiate whatever you think you are worth. I'm free to laugh you right out the door if you demand more than I know you are worth. Take your act down the street and watch the next owner laugh you out as well.

 

So do quasi-governmental companies run by Democrats like Fannie and Freddie? What's your point?

 

Not necessarily; we're talking about a fraction of US workers. Furthermore there is nothing from stopping the franchises from raising their prices greatly if owners take a little less profit (and its common knowledge that McDonalds franchises are hugely profitable due to low overhead).

 

It really speaks to the heart of progressivism (state collectivism)......

If one pays close attention to their victim / oppressor (class warfare) narratives, they scream "IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT!", and each subsequent syllable is laying blame on someone else's "greed" or "luck" or "rich parents" or "you didn't build that"......and NEVER will you hear of them inquiring to, investigating, or reporting on the poor personal decisions, irresponsibility, and bad behaviors that landed their poor, [required] permanent underclass "victims" into a life of toiling away at entry level wages.....

"victims" who are all entitled to the trappings of a middle class lifestyle right out of the gate....regardless. which progressive elites...despite their interminable pandering and promises, rarely, if ever deliver.

 

Thank goodness for modern times where some citizens in the several States can even qualify for multimillion dollar bonuses as a privilege and immunity; the point is that in the good old days, we didn't have as much "socialism" for income transfers for a first world level of development.

 

again, you 1... fail at understanding supply and demand.... and 2. "if only the owner wouldn't be so greedy"

it's HIS money he's risking. Why isn't he allowed to make money. It's not HIS fault the 36 y.o. mother of 3 dropped out of highschool and baby-daddy isn't paying child support and is now doomed to entry level jobs where she can be replaced by a 16 y.o. The owner made wise decisions in life, the girl did not.

Nothing peaved me more than when I was still just an entry level burger flipper myself, trying to make good decisions with my life (aka - not knocking up (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)es, going to college with no financial aid or scholarships) and the limited winter hours available went first choice to the 18 y.o. chain smoking mother of 2 "because she has kids to support and you don't"

 

Careful You are getting too technical and forward thinking for our ******* brethren. Who are still trying to master flipping that burger.

 

This is completely false. COMPLETELY. This fully disregards supply and demand, the extent to which folks will change their buying behaviors, and a fundamental lack of understanding in inflation creep.

It does get "free-stuff" correct, though.

 

it's amazing to me, and sad, that people really do not understand basic economics. I wish EVERYONE could live in a mansion, make 6 figures.... but the truth is, we need ditch-diggers in society and we need doctors. Make poor decisions in life concerning having kids as a teenager, flunking out of college because you party too much.... don't complain when the only thing you're qualified for is entry level....

are there people who were born into priveldge that don't deserve it... sure
Think about the kidnapped girls from Cleavland.... all are considered highschool dropouts and that's not their fault.... They aren't qualified for anything other than entry level....

but those are exceptions to the rules not the norm. Policy shouldn't be dictated because one rich guy is rich because of his grandfather.

 

Yes, necessarily. That fraction of US workers isn't just at fast food franchises. Take Barnes and Noble for instance. They pay minimum wage for booksellers. However, their assistants, section supervisors, assistant managers [floor, cafe and receiving], make much more than minimum wage and more than comparable positions at a fast food franchise.

If an assistant manager is making $15/hour when you raise an entry level position employee to $15/hour, you'd have to raise everyone else as well.

 

Your response is a rather knee jerk reaction. Nowhere did i say that owners were not allowed to make money; nor did i imply that owners are greedy.

You are, however, very adept at stereotyping workers, typical of someone who hasn't experienced life. Grow up, stop with all the childish antics and I'll consider discussing the issues with you.

 

I'm talking about employees at McDonalds only. Your assuming its people in addition to McDonalds.

 

And you are the one here who has experienced life ? Who has grown up and has the knowledge ?

This is pathetic. And so liberal. Some images need to be posted almost constantly with liberals.

 

Crazy dumb to believe that striking will make a difference anyhow.

Why hasn't the president said something about this?
It sounds like one of his dumb ideas.

 

It has to be. If McDonald's raises it's wages, then Wendy's, KFC, Subway and all the other fast food franchises have to also just to get workers. If you are working at a cafe, have been there 10 years and are making $10, that cafe has to pay it's good employees like you or lose you to McDonald's.

It a domino effect. This is why I said "eventually".

 

its no good I cant pass algebra

 

If he cannot pay a worker the value of a day's work and still make a profit he is too stupid to be in business in the first place, and does not deserve to draw on the resources of the commons for his own enrichment.

 

great as long as you don't treat people like sub human pot smokers for working in the fast food business

 

To the bolded, who or what gets to determine that.... specifically?