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My knee jerk reaction is to say screw those idiots but there is another side to this. If an industry pays there employees such a low wage that they qualify for gov programs like food stamps aren't we the tax payers subsidizing the industry? Maybe we are enabling them to not innovate and keep up with the times and become efficient. Maybe if they had to pay people $15.00 an hour there would be incentive to get some burger flipping robots instead and cut their work force in half. Every other industry is doing this to be efficient, why should us tax payers shoulder the load for fast food joints. There is the issue of HS kids that often take these jobs though and this would put the hurt to them. Maybe 18 and under should be exempt from the higher wage structure.
I wouldn't have a problem with that. I think that's a fine idea that keeps these entry level positions open to them (entry level in terms of "entry into the work force")