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Old 08-27-2013, 07:19 AM
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But if that poor person is 14 and pregnant do we put her to work? Or as her care taker demand an abortion?

Imagine if horse breeders were given room and board for bred horses that don't make the track (and really have a very little chance of even being broken to make the track). The PC world does not jive with the real world.

Just ask the Lost Boys from Sudan.
this.
this is why so many get frustrated discussing anything with you. you don't read what's presented, you just go with your perceptions.
i'm discussing the average fast food worker, and you come up with something that has no bearing, as tho it supports any of your views.

i yield, dell. you're right.
we should do nothing. we should just keep with how we do things, it's working so well. the govt can make laws on work weeks, fmla, etc, but don't they dare try to make a min. living wage. because of pregnant 14 year olds.
because regardless of what info i post, that's the real average fast food worker.
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Old 08-27-2013, 08:42 AM
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this.
this is why so many get frustrated discussing anything with you. you don't read what's presented, you just go with your perceptions.
i'm discussing the average fast food worker, and you come up with something that has no bearing, as tho it supports any of your views.

i yield, dell. you're right.
we should do nothing. we should just keep with how we do things, it's working so well. the govt can make laws on work weeks, fmla, etc, but don't they dare try to make a min. living wage. because of pregnant 14 year olds.
because regardless of what info i post, that's the real average fast food worker.
Nonetheless take comfort in knowing that when the fast food restaurants are unable to hire 'able' workers at $7.50/hr. wages will be raised. Judging from the times I have visited McDonalds for coffee we are right on the cusp in regards to 'ability'.

BTW The local Dairy Queen is advertising for help at $12/hr. while the local pizza joint is offering $10 plus tips. I suspect many fast food workers are already at $10/hr. or more via the free market rather than government intervention.
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Shaniqua Davis, 20, lives in the Bronx with her boyfriend, who is unemployed, and their 1-year-old daughter. Davis has worked at a McDonald's a few blocks from her apartment for the past three months, earning $7.25 an hour. Her schedule varies, but she never gets close to 40 hours a week. "Forty? Never. They refuse to let you get to that (many) hours."

Her weekly paycheck is $150 or much lower. "One of my paychecks, I only got $71 on there. So I wasn't able to do much with that. My daughter needs stuff, I need to get stuff for my apartment," said Davis, who plans to take part in the strike Thursday.

She pays the rent with public assistance but struggles to afford food, diapers, subway and taxi fares, cable TV and other expenses with her paycheck.
Her 1-year-old, going without because of taxi rides and cable TV has what chance in this world?

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fast-f...5SaWYAOnjQtDMD
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Old 08-29-2013, 11:41 AM
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Had breakfast at Mc's today..and still have the best coffee anywhere...Workers seemed happy enough...but not elsewhere...
15 bucks an hour..Hope they get it, i need a part time job



http://news.msn.com/us/fast-food-wor...-protest-wages
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