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Stinky The Clown

(67,828 posts) Mon Apr 1, 2024, 12:45 PM Apr 1

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About fast food worker wages and the whining of the restaurant owners [View all]

The minimum wage for restaurant workers in California was raised by external forces because the internal forces within the foodservice industry refused to do so.

If you're a major player or someone who owns some McDonalds franchises, YOU are to blame. Not your workers who live on the edge of society in many cases. Not the part time working mom trying to give her kids new clothes for school.

If YOU had kept up with wages over the years this would not have happened to YOU. YOU are not the victims here. The workers who YOU exploited are the victims.

YOU are not the victim.

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About fast food worker wages and the whining of the restaurant owners [View all] Stinky The Clown Apr 1 OP

Very well said. Elessar Zappa Apr 1 #1

Exactly PatSeg Apr 1 #14

Wages badgolfer Apr 1 #2

Because they are button-down bullies BaronChocula Apr 1 #11

Years ago they use to have labor news Farmer-Rick Apr 1 #13

I don't mind competent CEOs making decent RubyRose Apr 1 #25

You're correct. John Shaft Apr 1 #3

You tell 'em, Stinky. It's like Walmart giving their workers starvation paychecks... Hekate Apr 1 #4

I just came from In & Out. Prices did go up today. padfun Apr 1 #8

That's not bad. And In n Out has always tried to pay well. haele Apr 1 #22

While I agree, many franchise owners are not making money. pandr32 Apr 1 #5

If franchise chains for MCDONALDS cannot be profitable while paying determined living wages forgotmylogin Apr 1 #16

It's a menace. pandr32 Apr 1 #23

so the corporate heads are getting blood out of a turnip DBoon Apr 1 #24

Does it matter who is to blame... Tickle Apr 1 #6

They should look on the bright side. Demobrat Apr 1 #7

Yep! And nation-wide, the min. wage SHOULD be closer to $23 to $25 per hr. nt TeamProg Apr 1 #9

Fast Food Restaurant Owners.... Happy Hoosier Apr 1 #10

And we should also consider the amount of wage theft these franchises engaged in, along with alwaysinasnit Apr 1 #12

If your business model depends on exploiting workers, you're doing it wrong JoseBalow Apr 1 #15

If you can't afford to pay a decent wage, don't hire the. Person. 3Hotdogs Apr 1 #17

And these companies moan endlessly about these hourly wage increases, when all along, they've SWBTATTReg Apr 1 #18

I don't know what they are moaning about, they will increase their prices (often only 5 cents per burger) to Bev54 Apr 1 #19

Exactly, and thank you for saying it so perfectly.....Bravo. a kennedy Apr 1 #20

Barbara Lee had it right about needing a $50 per hour minimum wage. MichMan Apr 1 #21

Those discretionary paycheck dollars boost our economy, unlike the money management vacuums up and never returns to our OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2 #26