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

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

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.
Why do you go to McDonalds at all then? It's not like there's a lack of fast food places in the US.
 
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Why do you go to McDonalds at all then? It's not like there's a lack of fast food places in the US.


I only do on the rare occasion. Maybe handful of times a year.
 
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?

There is nothing that has happened in Seattle. There isn't a huge closing down of businesses due to minimum wage hike and there will not be.

Secondly, there is a federal minimum wage, there has been since 1938~ there is no reason it cannot rise to match inflation which it hasn't.

I really don't understand your opposition as you make it seem like there is no federal law for this, and yet its been around longer than you or I have been alive.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

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.

Of course raising it once isn't good enough, there should be amended portion of the law that causes it to rise with inflation. There have been attempts at it but certain businesses have shot it down.
 
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Of course raising it once isn't good enough, there should be amended portion of the law that causes it to rise with inflation. There have been attempts at it but certain businesses have shot it down.

And you'll syphon buying power out of everyone's wages that do not rise with inflation.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

There is nothing that has happened in Seattle. There isn't a huge closing down of businesses due to minimum wage hike and there will not be.

Secondly, there is a federal minimum wage, there has been since 1938~ there is no reason it cannot rise to match inflation which it hasn't.

I really don't understand your opposition as you make it seem like there is no federal law for this, and yet its been around longer than you or I have been alive.
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Regardless of when the Federal Minimum wage was established, you have never explained why someone works for minimum wage, who those people are, but more importantly why they continue to work for minimum wage for years? I don't think it is the Federal Government's responsibility to tell a private business what it should pay its workers since it is the govt that gets more tax revenue from a higher minimum wage.

We have already established that the states and cities can do what you want the Federal Govt. to do, the difference is that the cities and states don't have a one size fits all program imposing it on other states and cities. As stated, businesses aren't in business to employ you. You don't like what you are paid take your services elsewhere.
 
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And you'll syphon buying power out of everyone's wages that do not rise with inflation.
Again, as it continues to rise with inflation other wages do go up.

The only reason we have the issues we are at right now(with minimum wage) is due to corporate greed.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

Again, as it continues to rise with inflation other wages do go up.

The only reason we have the issues we are at right now(with minimum wage) is due to corporate greed.

Most corporations don't pay minimum wage so again you have no idea what you are talking about. You don't seem to understand private business at all including franchises
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

Again, as it continues to rise with inflation other wages do go up.

Some do, not all. In a fiat system everything is floppy. Unless ALL wages rise at least with inflation, continual increases in the minimum wage will just syphon out buying power from those whom have wages that do not increase with inflation. You'll effectively expand the wealth gap.

Labor that isn't worth much just isn't worth much. Not all jobs are "careers" or can be.
 
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Regardless of when the Federal Minimum wage was established, you have never explained why someone works for minimum wage, who those people are, but more importantly why they continue to work for minimum wage for years? I don't think it is the Federal Government's responsibility to tell a private business what it should pay its workers since it is the govt that gets more tax revenue from a higher minimum wage.

We have already established that the states and cities can do what you want the Federal Govt. to do, the difference is that the cities and states don't have a one size fits all program imposing it on other states and cities. As stated, businesses aren't in business to employ you. You don't like what you are paid take your services elsewhere.
It doesn't matter why someone works for minimum wage. The fact remains that when it isn't a wage people are able to live on, the government picks up the slack with welfare. Raising the wage to match inflation at the very least, would in benefit everyone.

Yes, cities and states do not need the federal government to raise their wage, yet has been shown sometimes the government does need to step in when people are being taken advantage of. That is its obligation of being by the people and for the people. Failure to do so, just shows how broken businesses are that they can control the government. If that doesn't seem wrong to you, I really can't take your opinion on this topic seriously.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

Some do, not all. In a fiat system everything is floppy. Unless ALL wages rise at least with inflation, continual increases in the minimum wage will just syphon out buying power from those whom have wages that do not increase with inflation. You'll effectively expand the wealth gap.

Labor that isn't worth much just isn't worth much. Not all jobs are "careers" or can be.
Productivity rates are higher now than ever, so yes it is worth all that much. There will probably always been a need for some type of basic labor there is no reason not to pay at least something that people can live on and don't need welfare to compensate.
 
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Productivity rates are higher now than ever, so yes it is worth all that much. There will probably always been a need for some type of basic labor there is no reason not to pay at least something that people can live on and don't need welfare to compensate.

There will be need for some basic level, but uneducated labor is uneducated labor. And we should be pursuing automation more and more so that these trivial tasks can be handled more by machine, free man to expand research and energy into other fields.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

Nicci;1064698730]It doesn't matter why someone works for minimum wage. The fact remains that when it isn't a wage people are able to live on, the government picks up the slack with welfare. Raising the wage to match inflation at the very least, would in benefit everyone.

Who are you to determine what someone else's living expenses are and what they need for income?

Yes, cities and states do not need the federal government to raise their wage, yet has been shown sometimes the government does need to step in when people are being taken advantage of. That is its obligation of being by the people and for the people. Failure to do so, just shows how broken businesses are that they can control the government. If that doesn't seem wrong to you, I really can't take your opinion on this topic seriously.

Wrong, your opinion noted. No one forced you to take a minimum wage job and work that job for years. You develop skills and marketability. Quite looking to the federal govt. to save you from your own personal choice errors and inability to get a better paying job on your own.
 
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And you'll syphon buying power out of everyone's wages that do not rise with inflation.

That's the root of the problem: wages don't rise with inflation.
 
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Who are you to determine what someone else's living expenses are and what they need for income?

Wrong, your opinion noted. No one forced you to take a minimum wage job and work that job for years. You develop skills and marketability. Quite looking to the federal govt. to save you from your own personal choice errors and inability to get a better paying job on your own.
Unlike you, I actually have experience in the financial black hole market. You really need to have actual experience before you speak about what is or is no livable.

Let me know when you'd like a lesson on this, I'd be happy to show you somewhere local you can experience it, even in or around Houston.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

Unlike you, I actually have experience in the financial black hole market. You really need to have actual experience before you speak about what is or is no livable.

Let me know when you'd like a lesson on this, I'd be happy to show you somewhere local you can experience it, even in or around Houston.

My experience consists of 35 years in the private sector working will hourly employees. I had over 1200 of them and know that anyone working for minimum wage for over a year is overpaid at minimum wage. They all have opportunities to move up and most do or they go somewhere else.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

My experience consists of 35 years in the private sector working will hourly employees. I had over 1200 of them and know that anyone working for minimum wage for over a year is overpaid at minimum wage. They all have opportunities to move up and most do or they go somewhere else.
Yes, and the can "fire their insurance company," and other myths.
 
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That's the root of the problem: wages don't rise with inflation.

Well it's a contributor I think. There are other larger problems that I would say have bigger effects, such as the Corporate Capitalist system of economics we currently have.
 
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My experience consists of 35 years in the private sector working will hourly employees. I had over 1200 of them and know that anyone working for minimum wage for over a year is overpaid at minimum wage. They all have opportunities to move up and most do or they go somewhere else.

Being in management does not mean you have experience, sorry. Your experience is limited to sort of knowing your employees nothing more. You haven't lived at that level for apparently such a long time you don't remember what it was like or is like today.
 
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Being in management does not mean you have experience, sorry. Your experience is limited to sort of knowing your employees nothing more. You haven't lived at that level for apparently such a long time you don't remember what it was like or is like today.

Like far too many you think you know what everyone else wants and needs. I worked for minimum wage while living at home with my parents like millions of those making minimum wage now. There are very few who make minimum wage supporting a family. I know exactly what it is like today with people like you who have that entitlement mentality and it is always someone else's fault for poor choices you make. Anyone who makes minimum wage longer than a year is overpaid as most companies give 90 day reviews and most corporations pay well above minimum wage even to start
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

Like far too many you think you know what everyone else wants and needs. I worked for minimum wage while living at home with my parents like millions of those making minimum wage now. There are very few who make minimum wage supporting a family. I know exactly what it is like today with people like you who have that entitlement mentality and it is always someone else's fault for poor choices you make. Anyone who makes minimum wage longer than a year is overpaid as most companies give 90 day reviews and most corporations pay well above minimum wage even to start
You don't know what it is like to live at the minimum wage level. That much is pretty obvious from your statements on here. You seem to think that when you were 14 and had no expenses other than what you wanted to spend money on is the same situation for people who are actually under employed.

I wouldn't call making 7.55 an hour non-minimum wage and that is part of the problem with your labels. Like most people in your position you don't see it at all. You don't see the problem with people making so little income so that we the tax payers have to subsidize their living. By all means, go talk to someone who is underemployed and works or tries to work full time but the business won't give them hours so they don't have to pay them.

It'll be become obvious then.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

You don't know what it is like to live at the minimum wage level. That much is pretty obvious from your statements on here. You seem to think that when you were 14 and had no expenses other than what you wanted to spend money on is the same situation for people who are actually under employed.

I wouldn't call making 7.55 an hour non-minimum wage and that is part of the problem with your labels. Like most people in your position you don't see it at all. You don't see the problem with people making so little income so that we the tax payers have to subsidize their living. By all means, go talk to someone who is underemployed and works or tries to work full time but the business won't give them hours so they don't have to pay them.

It'll be become obvious then.

no, sorry but I do know that making minimum wage provided incentive for me to grow out of that pay scale and do a better job and move up. You don't seem to understand incentive and do have that entitlement mentality. Let me remind you, businesses aren't in business to employ you and pay for your cost of Living, but rather to make a profit and take care of the risk taker

you seem to not understand who those minimum wage workers are so why don't you provide the profile. The concept of profit making is foreign to you as you really don't understand the cost of business ownership. Personal responsibility doesn't exist in your world for if it did you would understand that people control their own destiny. I was looking for a job when I found the one I had for 35 years and always felt that I was on a day to day contract. Do the job, perform, and be rewarded for what I accomplished. Pretty simple concept that most people understand except you. I made myself marketable and never expected someone else to pay me just for being there. My job was to create value for the business owner again something you don't understand.
 
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I don't know what these workers are thinking.

If I was obligated to pay 15.00 an hour to my burger flippers, be damned if I would hire someone with "Tyrone Forever" tattoo'd on her neck. I could hire a high school graduate or a college student or someone not hovering on the outer fringes of society. That kind of money would attract better people. These folks are mopping themselves into a corner. You can get a lot better quality person/worker for 15.00 bucks an hour than you can for 8.00. These people are working their way out of a job altogether.
 
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They can make $11 an hour packing peaches here in California. There is a sign up next to the highway, all in Spanish btw, advertising for workers.

No one should be trying to feed a family working at McDonalds. That sort of job is for teens looking for extra pocket money to buy gas and snacks, not for heads of households.

Unfortunately, all of the really high paying manufacturing jobs have fled to third world countries where the factories can pay pennies and dump their waste in the nearest river. That's what needs to change.

Then why don't you write Washington about it, instead of complaining about third world countries. It's their business what they do.
 
Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris

I don't know what these workers are thinking.

If I was obligated to pay 15.00 an hour to my burger flippers, be damned if I would hire someone with "Tyrone Forever" tattoo'd on her neck. I could hire a high school graduate or a college student or someone not hovering on the outer fringes of society. That kind of money would attract better people. These folks are mopping themselves into a corner. You can get a lot better quality person/worker for 15.00 bucks an hour than you can for 8.00. These people are working their way out of a job altogether.

I hear there are plenty of folks with PhD's in Women Studies out there looking for $15/hr jobs.
 
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