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Comment by lovich

1 day ago

The average American, which McDonald’s workers are on the low end side, can’t handle a 500 dollar emergency.

500 dollars a year to every worker would make a material difference in most of their lives.

Ok. Lets do it. Tell me how?

  • I’m sorry, was your problem with the implementation of a theoretical lowering of profits for McDonald’s that would result in $500 per employee or your original argument I responded to implying that $500 per employee was immaterial?

    I want to make sure I’m kicking my field goal at the right goal post before you move them.

    • I never stated I had a problem. The original poster seemed almost offended that McDonald's made a "large" profit. So my question is, what is the correct amount of profit that company should make? And, conversely, what happens if a company has losses?

      As for whether employees should make more money, I'm definitely not against that. Seems to me, raising the minimum wage and tying it to inflation would be a good start.

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  • Call your representative and push for such legislatio. join a labor coalition in your area, Be it a union, a special interests group, etc. If they can get a local bill to petition, help get signature gathered and donations raised.

    Do this for some 3-10 years and there will start to be national movements and pressure for federal bills addressing this. Assuming we don't just kowtow to fascism as we are now in my country.