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McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a rise

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A fundamental problem with conservatism and libertarianism is the absurd idea that equal opportunity exists

The problem with liberals is everyone is a victim and no one has personal responsibility for anything. I never had a problem working my way up and according to a lot of people here I am not that smart.
 
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The problem with liberals is everyone is a victim and no one has personal responsibility for anything.

Incorrect.
 
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Yes economics does win, and higher minimum wage wins.

I cannot believe you don't think people should be paid more than they were in 1979.

I think that production value determines wages and the only way to establish rational wages and sustainable businesses is a healthy economy and growth in the economy. Frankly, I don't care what someone else is paid. Only two percent of workers over twenty four years of age work for minimum wage so we aren't talking about a big problem here.
 
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Incorrect.

Why? because you say so? Without victims how do liberals exist?
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

I think that production value determines wages and the only way to establish rational wages and sustainable businesses is a healthy economy and growth in the economy. Frankly, I don't care what someone else is paid. Only two percent of workers over twenty four years of age work for minimum wage so we aren't talking about a big problem here.
I'm sorry but making 7.35/hr is technically over the minimum wage and skews that statistic.

The number of underemployed workers, including those unemployed, involuntary part-time for economic reasons, and marginally attached, 2000

That is a bit more accurate, 30 M people under employed that is a big problem.

Which is why a higher minimum wage is a good thing.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

I'm sorry but making 7.35/hr is technically over the minimum wage and skews that statistic.

The number of underemployed workers, including those unemployed, involuntary part-time for economic reasons, and marginally attached, 2000

That is a bit more accurate, 30 M people under employed that is a big problem.

Which is why a higher minimum wage is a good thing.

A higher minimum wage will just be inflated away and all you'll do is reduce the spending power of everyone else.
 
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A higher minimum wage will just be inflated away and all you'll do is reduce the spending power of everyone else.

There is no evidence to support that stance. Every time minimum wage was raised above inflation employment numbers increased and government spending on welfare decreased.
 
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There is no evidence to support that stance. Every time minimum wage was raised above inflation employment numbers increased and government spending on welfare decreased.

You really don't understand business do you? Seems you believe that business is in place to provide you with whatever income you desire to meet whatever life style you want. Then you expect the Federal Govt. to set a wage for a private business owner who has all the investment, all the expenses, all the taxes, and all the regulations while getting paid last.

You obviously ignored what is happening in Seattle as the Forbes article points out. Please explain to me why a one size fits all program works in this country today and why this is a federal responsibility when the states and local communities can do what Seattle did?
 
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Why? because you say so? Without victims how do liberals exist?

Without scapegoats how do conservatives exist?
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

You really don't understand business do you? Seems you believe that business is in place to provide you with whatever income you desire to meet whatever life style you want. Then you expect the Federal Govt. to set a wage for a private business owner who has all the investment, all the expenses, all the taxes, and all the regulations while getting paid last.

You obviously ignored what is happening in Seattle as the Forbes article points out. Please explain to me why a one size fits all program works in this country today and why this is a federal responsibility when the states and local communities can do what Seattle did?

You obviously ignored the misattribution of the issues in Seattle.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

You obviously ignored the misattribution of the issues in Seattle.

You obviously ignored the main issue, the city of Seattle did it without federal approval and other states can do it as well with their voters approval. This isn't a federal one size fits all issue but liberals are too bullheaded and indoctrinated to admit it.
 
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Without scapegoats how do conservatives exist?

Scapegoat? You really don't understand personal responsibility either, do you?
 
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Scapegoat? You really don't understand personal responsibility either, do you?


Yawn, another scapegoat:roll:
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

Scapegoat? You really don't understand personal responsibility either, do you?

I portrayed conservatives as accurately as you portray liberals.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

There is no evidence to support that stance. Every time minimum wage was raised above inflation employment numbers increased and government spending on welfare decreased.

For a time being. But we'll inflate away the gain and since higher wages are not changing by the same level, the buying power of the individual will have decreased. Add to that the additional consumer costs which will be passed on by the business and purchasing power take a dive. We have a fiat system, everything can be accounted for over time, even increases in the minimum wage.
 
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I portrayed conservatives as accurately as you portray liberals.

Guess we at an impasse as liberals like you don't seem to understand the term scapegoat. Conservatives accept personal responsibility and a scapegoat is blaming your own personal problems on someone else.
 
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Conservatives haven't accepted responsibility since Feb. 2009.
This is when we leaned that "deficits really did matter", opposite of Cheney/Reagan.
When we found out we had an immigration problem--while ignoring immigrants who came in during Bush/Cheney.
When the complaining of welfare and food stamps began--once again ignoring what it was when Obama took over .
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

Conservatives haven't accepted responsibility since Feb. 2009.
This is when we leaned that "deficits really did matter", opposite of Cheney/Reagan.
When we found out we had an immigration problem--while ignoring immigrants who came in during Bush/Cheney.
When the complaining of welfare and food stamps began--once again ignoring what it was when Obama took over .

Deficits always matter but more so when the results don't justify them. Results are something you will never understand because you have such very low standards. We are 7 years into the Obama Administration and you are still blaming Bush/Cheney. Amazing how liberals never accept responsibility for anything.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

Deficits always matter but more so when the results don't justify them. Results are something you will never understand because you have such very low standards. We are 7 years into the Obama Administration and you are still blaming Bush/Cheney. Amazing how liberals never accept responsibility for anything.
Did the liberal Republican president, Bush, accept responsibility for his screw ups? No? Well, I guess you're right then.
 
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Did the liberal Republican president, Bush, accept responsibility for his screw ups? No? Well, I guess you're right then.

Would you have preferred Gore or Kerry?
 
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Would you have preferred Gore or Kerry?

A Tweedledumocrat as opposed to a Tweedledeeblecan?

Difficult decision, very difficult.

Chances are Kerry wouldn't have gotten us into a war in Iraq, but then, there's no way to know that for sure.
 
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A Tweedledumocrat as opposed to a Tweedledeeblecan?

Difficult decision, very difficult.

Chances are Kerry wouldn't have gotten us into a war in Iraq, but then, there's no way to know that for sure.

Kerry was one of the most liberal Senators in the Congress, wrong on just about every position IMO and thus no conservative from either party, and yes there are some conservatives left in the Democrat Party only you don't hear from them, that could ever vote for either Gore or Kerry. Most Conservatives are too smart to vote for a third party candidate who could never win knowing that their vote would be wasted assuring a liberal Democrat would win the election.
 
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I always end up taking my food back when I get MD's and calling the manager from number on receipt and insisting upon a remake of the entire meal because always something is wrong be it stale 45 minute old fries, the order is wrong itself, the drink is wrong, the burger is burned and cold and was clearly sitting there for an hour or something else.

I always just prepare for a battle with the manager whenever I go to a Mcdonalds. The same is true of Wendy's. That's why those oldschool places are dying away, their service sucks and they serve stale and or cold food. The food isn't fresh.

I do think it has to do with the fact that their workers are basically slave labor working for nothing. Yet still that's not the customers fault.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

Kerry was one of the most liberal Senators in the Congress, wrong on just about every position IMO and thus no conservative from either party, and yes there are some conservatives left in the Democrat Party only you don't hear from them, that could ever vote for either Gore or Kerry. Most Conservatives are too smart to vote for a third party candidate who could never win knowing that their vote would be wasted assuring a liberal Democrat would win the election.

A liberal is a liberal whether he has a D or an R after his name. Bush was no conservative.
 
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