Fast food jobs were NEVER intended to be a job you get to support your family on. They are introductory jobs, You know, there is no way you would go in and pay $7.50 for your Big Mac.
Where exactly do you think federal funding comes from? It comes from the people in the states.
Perhaps so but we are having this discussion because the federal government has done a piss poor job at handling the money they have been gave.
I am aware of this. But the REALITY IS, people
do depend on those kinds of jobs. Even more-so since so many people have lost their jobs, homes & savings. What was "intended" and what
really happened are two very different things. And young, single people working min wage jobs have to be able to get an education of some sort if they plan to make more money someday. So if you take away Federal Student loans and keep paying them crappy wages - even as the cost of living rises - how are they going to rise above min wage jobs?
Also, I personally know a thing or two about McDonalds wealth. Franchise owners
depend on those "dead end" positions for
their wealth, and the corporation
depends on the franchise for
its wealth. So dont be
so quick to insult, and crap all over the very people who keep the rich mans business from circling the drain by handling the daily operations and providing quality service that brings customers - and their money - back.
... all for a crappy 7.25, mind you.
A little FYI: there was a time my husband and I made 90k a year. In a matter of months the housing market went to crap and
everything changed for the construction industry. So, he went to work off shore in the Gulf tearing down broken oil rigs for a "dead end" 9 bucks per hour. 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. He didn't sit around on his hind playing victim or blaming illegals .. he went 2k miles away for a
juicy 9 bucks per hour so his family could stay afloat. Overtime pay is
truly a treasure, 1Perry. Anyhow, that was a long time ago ... still, you shouldn't be so condescending when it comes to min wage workers.
Honestly, people should be paid a
living wage. I dont know for sure how it would work since the cost of living varies, but perhaps it could be regional. I
do know that 15.00 per hour goes a bit further in Oklahoma than it does in WA State. We have a higher sales tax, higher rent, higher cost to buy a home, more people and so on. Same can be said for a lot of states. And dont forget, "low income" people pay regressive taxes. So really, when it's all said and done, there isn't a whole lot of money left. God forbid they be struck with a terminal illness.
Lastly, Federal funding comes from Tax Payers. I am aware of this as well. So ...
pay them more and they wont "get so much back". Voilà!
Will the states not have a heavy tax since there will be no Fed Gov to help fund things? Or will the mysterious "private organizations" fund everything for their states citizens? Who will fund the "private organizations" I wonder?
And yes, the Government doesn't always budget very well and could use reform, but even that's not good enough of an answer. Why give us the obvious when what we're asking for are solutions?
Depth would help.