I have been recently scouting youtube, and I have seen that these fast food workers want to make $15 an hour. As most people probably know, $8 an hour isn't enough to live off of and I understand why they want that. However, this will cause the whole economy to inflate and result in prices raising dramatically. So, I wanted to ask the people of MCM. Do you think that a fast food worker should make $15 an hour? Please answer the poll and comment your opinion.
$15 an hour to fast food workers
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it should not be a minimum wage. there are economic reasons for minimum wage. However it could help to increase raises for senior workers or long-time employees.
if the current minimum is $8, they should make it $10-12 at least. but $15 is definitely not needed.
working 9-5, 5 days per week, you'd make $320 per week, or $1280 per month. not a lot, indeed.
change it to $10, and it'd be $1600
$12, and it'd be $1920.
$15 would be $2400. rather a lot for a fastfood worker, tbh. If you need to make a living off it long term, something's going wrong.
yet I feel like there would be way less of a problem if they increased the % of the upper tax bracket by 1% and then made a $8000 per year (or whatever is minimum reasonable living costs) bracket where you dont have to pay income tax. those 2 should cancel each other out financially, and will make life a lot easier for people that are struggling to get by.
instead of having 15% over the full $15360 (costing you $2304), you'd have taxation only on $7360, effectively halving the money lost to income tax.
The increase of 1% in the highest bracket (which is 400K or so) would adequately compensate for this, I believe. the amount of people in the lowest bracket is relatively low compared to the middle brackets, while the amount per % for the highest bracket is quite large. 1% of 400K is $4000 already, covering for 4 individuals in the lowest bracket.
if the amount increases to 1 mill, we're already talking 10K per person increase. and there's numerous billionaires in the US. 1 bill would mean 10 mil per person. there's several dozen billionaires, at least. so that'd mean several hundreds of millions, easily enough to compensate for $1000 per lowest-class tax bracket.
if the current minimum is $8, they should make it $10-12 at least. but $15 is definitely not needed.
working 9-5, 5 days per week, you'd make $320 per week, or $1280 per month. not a lot, indeed.
change it to $10, and it'd be $1600
$12, and it'd be $1920.
$15 would be $2400. rather a lot for a fastfood worker, tbh. If you need to make a living off it long term, something's going wrong.
yet I feel like there would be way less of a problem if they increased the % of the upper tax bracket by 1% and then made a $8000 per year (or whatever is minimum reasonable living costs) bracket where you dont have to pay income tax. those 2 should cancel each other out financially, and will make life a lot easier for people that are struggling to get by.
instead of having 15% over the full $15360 (costing you $2304), you'd have taxation only on $7360, effectively halving the money lost to income tax.
The increase of 1% in the highest bracket (which is 400K or so) would adequately compensate for this, I believe. the amount of people in the lowest bracket is relatively low compared to the middle brackets, while the amount per % for the highest bracket is quite large. 1% of 400K is $4000 already, covering for 4 individuals in the lowest bracket.
if the amount increases to 1 mill, we're already talking 10K per person increase. and there's numerous billionaires in the US. 1 bill would mean 10 mil per person. there's several dozen billionaires, at least. so that'd mean several hundreds of millions, easily enough to compensate for $1000 per lowest-class tax bracket.
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I work at McDonald's and I don't personally think that I'm being underpaid. I make a little over minimum wage (which is $10.50 CAD) here in my province in Canada. I'm not an adult but still, it's a good part-time job to make some money. As a first job it's nothing to complain about.
No. It's minimum wage because it takes minimum effort and requires minimum education. If they want a better paying job then they should go to school. McDonald's should be for teenagers, not adults trying to support a family
I don't think they should be making $15 an hour as like you said it will cause inflation making even $15 an hour not feasible to live on. I don't think any thing should change as working at a fast food restaurant is made for teens not a 35 year old with a family to support. Its a part time job for a person to make a little bit of extra money. Not a full-time job unless your a manager ect then I could understand if you are over 30 and still working there.
My life goal is to never have to be working for someone else's business making them richer. Will that happen probably not but its nice to dream
This is just where I stand on this don't fire back at me with retarded shit if you disagree I'm just putting my opinion out there.[DOUBLEPOST=1463969048][/DOUBLEPOST]
My life goal is to never have to be working for someone else's business making them richer. Will that happen probably not but its nice to dream
This is just where I stand on this don't fire back at me with retarded shit if you disagree I'm just putting my opinion out there.[DOUBLEPOST=1463969048][/DOUBLEPOST]
Most fast food workers only work around 26 hours a week this is why they can't afford to live and I think it is ridiculous that they expect something more then what they earn[DOUBLEPOST=1463969119][/DOUBLEPOST]
This is all ready going to be happening with McDonald's
Kids who work at mcdonalds do their job terribly, thats why they shouldn't be paid more.
The tables are pig pens, and half of the time you need to correct them on your order because they don't give you the right thing.
I went into an AW and there was some girl chewing on her neckless and twirling her hair... Pretty gross that her hands were the ones handling my food... Dumb kids...
The tables are pig pens, and half of the time you need to correct them on your order because they don't give you the right thing.
I went into an AW and there was some girl chewing on her neckless and twirling her hair... Pretty gross that her hands were the ones handling my food... Dumb kids...
A reasonable living is about 30-35k a year.
It is, but you're also not an adult. You don't have to pay 1k a month for rent, then another 1k for bills, and for food. Living is a very expensive thing, especially if you have hobbies.
Most people who do work at mcdonalds live with their parents. (or are poor girls living with their boyfriend who pays for them)
Not where I live. Most people who work at McDonalds live under bridges and highways.
It must be pretty gross to have a homeless person make you a hamburger.
The contents of a McDonalds hamburger are far more gross thoIt must be pretty gross to have a homeless person make you a hamburger.
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That's entirely true
No, it won't. It would only hurt the economy if the companies sitting on billions of dollars refused to spend a few hundred million.
Your ignorance is incredible. Getting an education is a privilege, and many don't even get that chance. Not everyone can get an education. When you're twelve and your family can't put food on the table or pay their rent, are you going to go to school or find some way to make money so you can have a slice of bread at night.
As I am raised as a part of the upper class, I don't believe that this is valid. As it is, fast food workers aren't really doing much and as they might not have this big success story, that is how it is. The upper class is already taxed very heavily and I don't think the lower class deserves it. If they want to make money, they should go out and take a night school, or start a business. Obviously it is not liveable conditions to be in long term, it is good for the working experience. My first job was at an arcade making $6.50 an hour. Honestly, I wasn't in it for the money but for the experience. I enjoyed working there as it was the closest thing I could get to playing a video game and there were plenty of hot girls to talk to. It was short term and now I am looking to make more. What they have to realize is that if they don't put in effort, they will not get compensated. If you're working your butt off, your boss will notice and give you a raise. Just like in school, if a teacher sees you're actually trying, she will cut you some slack on your tests etc. Raising the minimum wage for fast food workers will cause the owners to fire more people resulting in worse service or they will raise the prices. It should stay how it is.
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