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Monroe wrote:
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Wishful_Thinking wrote:
According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, almost 40% of fast food workers are 25 or older; and more than 25% are parents (emphasis mine). Some sources suggest nearly 50% of fast food workers are the bread winners in their household.

In the winner-take-all 'griftopia' that has taken over - like something out of Invasion of the Body Snatchers - American society, they'll need all the luck, and support, they can get.

Stop having kids you can't afford to support, to start. If you do start a family, live as a nuclear family instead of having two households to support.

Personal responsibility usually gets things done.

My parents, and my grandparents before them, worked in factories, as bartenders, as cashiers, in apple orchards clearing brush etc. Each generation prospered, in a modest way, and left their children with a strong sense of personal responsibility.

Today, they would be the very people you are railing at, as no matter how hard working and responsible, there would be no good paying jobs for them to take care of their families. I think its horrible to blame parents of today, who are unable to escape the scenario my parents and grandparents were able to work their way out of, because the job opportunities are just not there.

Monroe wrote:
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Wishful_Thinking wrote:
According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, almost 40% of fast food workers are 25 or older; and more than 25% are parents (emphasis mine). Some sources suggest nearly 50% of fast food workers are the bread winners in their household.

In the winner-take-all 'griftopia' that has taken over - like something out of Invasion of the Body Snatchers - American society, they'll need all the luck, and support, they can get.

Stop having kids you can't afford to support, to start. If you do start a family, live as a nuclear family instead of having two households to support.

Personal responsibility usually gets things done.

Azul_the_Cat wrote:
I remember in CA the Arby's chains had a similar setup to this. The only interaction with a person was handing them cash, if you were paying that way, and picking up your food. I preferred it this way and always wondered why more restaurants didn't go this route.

fat-ass-bike wrote:
yummy mcdonalds - the king of corn syrup use in all their products

http://youtu.be/6rxAXzWDZwQ

http://www.foodfacts.info/high-fructose-corn-syrup.shtml

If corporate america and government has its way, we'd all be working on minimum wage or face fear of losing your job. Some jclisters would rather have people working below the poverty line. Zero empathy is alive and kicking in this thread

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nyrgravey9 wrote:



Bravo, clever meme hipster kids!

It cooks the burgers, stocks inventory, and cleans too? Wow that's a hell of a machine.

There are automated kitchens in development. You would still have staff, just not as many. Basically 2 or 3 people to monitor the machines and take out trash instead of 15 people.

That picture shows a self ordering kiosk, which replaces the people running the cash register.

http://youtu.be/mfKbaX4jE9U

greenville wrote:
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nyrgravey9 wrote:



Bravo, clever meme hipster kids!

It cooks the burgers, stocks inventory, and cleans too? Wow that's a hell of a machine.

nyrgravey9 wrote:



Bravo, clever meme hipster kids!

nyrgravey9 wrote:



Bravo, clever meme hipster kids!

Monroe wrote:
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Wishful_Thinking wrote:
According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, almost 40% of fast food workers are 25 or older; and more than 25% are parents (emphasis mine). Some sources suggest nearly 50% of fast food workers are the bread winners in their household.

In the winner-take-all 'griftopia' that has taken over - like something out of Invasion of the Body Snatchers - American society, they'll need all the luck, and support, they can get.

Stop having kids you can't afford to support, to start. If you do start a family, live as a nuclear family instead of having two households to support.

Personal responsibility usually gets things done.

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Monroe wrote:

che was so successful in Cuba that, even today, boatloads of people risk their lives trying to float to Havana from Miami for a better life. lol

Touche.

But, the discussion as to a fair minimum wage is alive and well. So chuckle away, as did the French aristocracy.

JCMan8 wrote:


Did you read your own pictures? McDonalds pays the minimum wage in Australia, just like they do here. Why would you single them out?

Monroe wrote:

che was so successful in Cuba that, even today, boatloads of people risk their lives trying to float to Havana from Miami for a better life. lol

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Monroe wrote:
Note to self; buy 1,000 shares of McDonalds tomorrow. Sounds like a good performer.

Yup, unlike worker hourly wage, MCD stock has doubled over past five years. Why not go all out and long some MCD call options?

Remember though:

"The laws of capitalism, blind and invisible to the majority, act upon the individual without his thinking about it. He sees only the vastness of a seemingly infinite horizon before him. That is how it is painted by capitalist propagandists, who purport to draw a lesson from the example of Rockefeller?whether or not it is true?about the possibilities of success. The amount of poverty and suffering required for the emergence of a Rockefeller, and the amount of depravity that the accumulation of a fortune of such magnitude entails, are left out of the picture, and it is not always possible to make the people in general see this."

- Che Guevara

Now we know we are dealing with a complete and utter moron. Quoting Che? Really?

nyrgravey9 wrote:



Bravo, clever meme hipster kids!

nyrgravey9 wrote:
Now we know we are dealing with a complete and utter moron. Quoting Che? Really?

score09 wrote:
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Monroe wrote:
Note to self; buy 1,000 shares of McDonalds tomorrow. Sounds like a good performer.

Yup, unlike worker hourly wage, MCD stock has doubled over past five years. Why not go all out and long some MCD call options?

Remember though:

"The laws of capitalism, blind and invisible to the majority, act upon the individual without his thinking about it. He sees only the vastness of a seemingly infinite horizon before him. That is how it is painted by capitalist propagandists, who purport to draw a lesson from the example of Rockefeller?whether or not it is true?about the possibilities of success. The amount of poverty and suffering required for the emergence of a Rockefeller, and the amount of depravity that the accumulation of a fortune of such magnitude entails, are left out of the picture, and it is not always possible to make the people in general see this."

- Che Guevara

Monroe wrote:
Note to self; buy 1,000 shares of McDonalds tomorrow. Sounds like a good performer.

Monroe wrote:
score09, the sixties called, they're looking for their LSD back.

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fat-ass-bike wrote:
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Monroe wrote:
I think the USA plan is already in play after Europe.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/43050933/ns ... t-computers/#.U31Lck7D-mc

So much for being that 'family restaurant' the contributes to youth employment in a given location - Its corporate greed with zero community interest. I hope society boycotts them and more local communities ban them from operating or opening stores in their neighborhoods

Chick Fil A is better, plus they let employees stay home on Sunday and shut down for Christmas and Thanksgiving!

Zero community interest? 80% are independently owned, often by local owners and contribute to local charities, schools. And you're ignoring the great work they do with their Ronald McDonald houses for families of ill children. Zero?? Nonsense.

Helping a sick child fight their illness takes a big enough emotional toll on a family. Adding a financial strain can make it all almost too much to bear. RMHC can help address those problems, whether they involve housing that?s near a hospitalized child, the expense of staying together in another city, or even getting basic medical and dental care in a vulnerable community. These programs can be found in more than 290 local Chapters in 58 countries and regions:
?338 Ronald McDonald Houses
?196 Ronald McDonald Family Rooms
?50 Ronald McDonald Care Mobiles
?Grants to non-profit organizations that also focus on the needs of children
?Scholarships to students across the United States
?Chapters around the world creating country-specific programs

Since 1974, RMHC has helped address these needs every day, with nearly 144,000 volunteers and staff members, our connections with medical communities around the world, partnerships with respected companies and our generous donors. We couldn't do it without all of you.

fat-ass-bike wrote:
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Monroe wrote:
I think the USA plan is already in play after Europe.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/43050933/ns ... t-computers/#.U31Lck7D-mc

So much for being that 'family restaurant' the contributes to youth employment in a given location - Its corporate greed with zero community interest. I hope society boycotts them and more local communities ban them from operating or opening stores in their neighborhoods

Monroe wrote:
And you're ignoring the great work they do with their Ronald McDonald houses for families of ill children. Zero?? Nonsense.

Helping a sick child fight their illness takes a big enough emotional toll on a family. Adding a financial strain can make it all almost too much to bear. RMHC can help address those problems, whether they involve housing that?s near a hospitalized child, the expense of staying together in another city, or even getting basic medical and dental care in a vulnerable community. These programs can be found in more than 290 local Chapters in 58 countries and regions:
?338 Ronald McDonald Houses
?196 Ronald McDonald Family Rooms
?50 Ronald McDonald Care Mobiles
?Grants to non-profit organizations that also focus on the needs of children
?Scholarships to students across the United States
?Chapters around the world creating country-specific programs

Since 1974, RMHC has helped address these needs every day, with nearly 144,000 volunteers and staff members, our connections with medical communities around the world, partnerships with respected companies and our generous donors. We couldn't do it without all of you.

fat-ass-bike wrote:
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Monroe wrote:
I think the USA plan is already in play after Europe.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/43050933/ns ... t-computers/#.U31Lck7D-mc

So much for being that 'family restaurant' the contributes to youth employment in a given location - Its corporate greed with zero community interest. I hope society boycotts them and more local communities ban them from operating or opening stores in their neighborhoods