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We make a median wage of $8.94, with an average of only 24 hours a week. Many, including me, making much less. Fast food CEOs, meanwhile, are living large. They earned an average of $26.7 million in 2012, making for CEO to worker pay gap of 1,200 to one, the highest, by far, of any industry. They could afford to pay a living wage.
The industry has no way to refute these facts. McDonald’s implies that it shouldn’t have to pay a living wage because “McDonald’s represents a first job” and “a pathway to a long-term career.” In reality, half of the industry’s workers are over 28 years old. At most, 2% of the jobs are in management, and many of those barely pay more than minimum wage.
She would have had to pay a babysitter to watch the kids so she could go to school. I guess she doesn't know about the programs that would help her, so she could get a better job.
She is also 27 and has four kids. I would bet money it's not with the same man.
In 10 yrs she could have earned a degree even going to school part time and have a much better job. Instead of popping out kids.
Talk about an entitlement mentality.
Ding-ding! There's people with college degrees working at fast food restaurants today! And? Saddled with student loans they'll never be able to pay off!
Maybe she should have tried to get some other skills so she wasn't working at McDonald's for ten years. Maybe she also should have thought about her low wages before having four children she couldn't afford. Sorry, no sympathy here.
She is also 27 and has four kids. I would bet money it's not with the same man.
So what?
Who are you, the paternity police? It's not your business who anyone else has kids with. Sheesh!
It's WAY more entitled to think you get to pass judgement on someone else's personal choices than it is to want to be paid a living wage for one's labor.
Maybe she should have tried to get some other skills so she wasn't working at McDonald's for ten years. Maybe she also should have thought about her low wages before having four children she couldn't afford. Sorry, no sympathy here.
So, are you lining up to help her pay for birth control? Or abortions? No? Didn't think so. Are you lining up to pass judgment on the dads of all those kids? No? Just for the mom then? No sweeping condemnations of the random dudes who impregnated her and who aren't around to take care of their kids? It's only her fault she has to work a minimum wage job to support her kids? No men are at fault here? OK, I get the picture.
The McDonald restaurant in my town must be paying well. The staff are rocking Nike Sneakers and have iPhones.
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