Fast food workers go on strike

[QUOTE="bigfoot2045"]

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"] Regardless, the way things are set up not everyone can get a good job. It's like a dozen bums fighting over a ham sandwich. You can blame the losers for not fighting hard enough, but the fact is that there just plain wasn't enough food to go around. Regardless of whose fault it is that they're stuck earning minimum wage, this sort of stuff is going to end up being a big problem. If you've got a bunch of people only qualified to do one kind of work, and it's practically impossible for them to make a living off of that work, then that's gonna end up being a big problem.WhiteKnight77

In your analogy you forgot the part where there's a guy with a cart full of ham sandwiches standing there laughing at them. Megacorps can afford to pay their employees a living wage. They don't because they're greedy scumbags.

Are you willing to pay $10 for a simple cheeseburger? How about $20 a gallon for gas? All those low paying jobs help keep prices down. It is not about greedy corporations, but what a customer is willing to pay for something be it a hamburger, getting your car washed, or an ear of corn at the grocery store. Places like McDonald's are small businesses, franchises owned by a local owner, not some big conglomerate of uncaring corporations. Ask the local owner how much he profits from his business for the year before stating that they can afford it. Home Depot is a large corporation that would have to raise the price of a toilet seat to $50 and that $.50 PVC fitting would rise to $5 just to remain profitable (though home improvement does take some knowledge so to give customers the right advice on how to do something). They would struggle to remain in business if they had to increase pay for their workers across the board as no one would want to buy anything from them.

You do realize that farmers and oil workers make craploads of money, right? Guys working on offshore rigs often bring in six figure salaries, and farmers get huge government subsidies.

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] ONLY $200!?!? You greedy ****.thegerg

you'd have have spared yourself from looking like a fool if you had read that part

that he payed the work rate plus something extra whereas you said you'd only pay the work rate

hence why either you didn't read his post properly, or your reply made no sense

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] I read every part. What are you getting at?thegerg

that he payed the work rate plus something extra whereas you said you'd only pay the work rate

hence why either you didn't read his post properly, or your reply made no sense

how is paying over what is generally accepted greedy?

[QUOTE="bigfoot2045"]

[QUOTE="WhiteKnight77"]

Are you willing to pay $10 for a simple cheeseburger? How about $20 a gallon for gas? All those low paying jobs help keep prices down. It is not about greedy corporations, but what a customer is willing to pay for something be it a hamburger, getting your car washed, or an ear of corn at the grocery store. Places like McDonald's are small businesses, franchises owned by a local owner, not some big conglomerate of uncaring corporations. Ask the local owner how much he profits from his business for the year before stating that they can afford it. Home Depot is a large corporation that would have to raise the price of a toilet seat to $50 and that $.50 PVC fitting would rise to $5 just to remain profitable (though home improvement does take some knowledge so to give customers the right advice on how to do something). They would struggle to remain in business if they had to increase pay for their workers across the board as no one would want to buy anything from them.

thegerg

You do realize that farmers and oil workers make craploads of money, right? Guys working on offshore rigs often bring in six figure salaries, and farmers get huge government subsidies.

Most farmers these days work for huge corporations, and do factory style farming where they rake in money by the millions. This isn't the 1930s. Farmers aren't going broke.

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] You seem to be very confused. I read his post. My point i that he only paid $200 over, what a greedy **** huh?thegerg

how is paying over what is generally accepted greedy?

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] You seem to be very confused. I read his post. My point i that he only paid $200 over, what a greedy **** huh?thegerg

how is paying over what is generally accepted greedy?

let's use the federal reserve of 7.25$ as our basis

so you're paying the 25 cents extra

so, it's 25 cents times x 8 work hours x 22 work days = 44 dollars

you know what? yes, you're a freaking greedy SOB, you're calling the other user greedy when he payed almost FIVE TIMES over what you did

[QUOTE="thegerg"][QUOTE="rilpas"]

how is paying over what is generally accepted greedy?

Yusuke420

seriously, Thegerg is human trash of the worst kind

[QUOTE="thegerg"]Haha. There are also farmers going out of business everyday because they can't pay their bills, and gas station workers making minimum wage. Please try to answer his question.bigfoot2045

Most farmers these days work for huge corporations, and do factory style farming where they rake in money by the millions. This isn't the 1930s. Farmers aren't going broke.

I said nothing about farmers and you still haven't answered my questions. Would you pay $10 for a cheeseburger (at McDonald's) or $20 for a gallon of gas?

lol i make my own food anyways , i don't trust fastfood workers AussieePet

Just when there were those who thought you had disappeared.

[QUOTE="bigfoot2045"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] Haha. There are also farmers going out of business everyday because they can't pay their bills, and gas station workers making minimum wage. Please try to answer his question.thegerg

Most farmers these days work for huge corporations, and do factory style farming where they rake in money by the millions. This isn't the 1930s. Farmers aren't going broke.

http://voices.kansascity.com/entries/dairy-farmers-struggle-survive/

http://www.santamariasun.com/cover/8321/farmings-dark-side/

http://www.kcentv.com/story/19342892/lack-of-young-farmers-could-spawn-crisis

Were you not such a greedy person and willing to give these farmers more of your money they would be able to pay more workers and buy proper equipment in order to stay in business.

maybe if you weren't so greedy with the wages you pay people WOULD be willing to pay more for their food

What, because I think it's wrong to exploit employees? Business owners don't build businesses, the workers do. Without workers, businesses would collapse. Obama was absolutely right with his "you didn't build that" line.

If I ran a business, it would be a democracy, and everyone would make the same wage. We don't put up with tyranny in our government, so why do we tolerate it at work?

bigfoot2045

It's called hard work, taking enormous risks and earning every cent, don't try and bring that bs here.

Why should they earn more? There is no shortage of people in this country looking for low skill labor. Just fire them all and hire new ones.

Chickity_China

Not only is he not serious, he's a troll of the highest order! I'm very offended as a black person that you would make such a comment.

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"]There certainly are farmers going broke. Ignorance FTL.

http://voices.kansascity.com/entries/dairy-farmers-struggle-survive/

http://www.santamariasun.com/cover/8321/farmings-dark-side/

http://www.kcentv.com/story/19342892/lack-of-young-farmers-could-spawn-crisis

Were you not such a greedy person and willing to give these farmers more of your money they would be able to pay more workers and buy proper equipment in order to stay in business.

thegerg

maybe if you weren't so greedy with the wages you pay people WOULD be willing to pay more for their food

I like how you ignored my previous post ;)

was it not convinient?

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Yusuke420"] He thinks dishwashers should make even less then 7.50. The gerg think minimum wage is too generous. I can't believe he could think such a thing, have you tried to live off the minimum?

thegerg

seriously, Thegerg is human trash of the worst kind

still ignoring my previous post?

what's wrong? does the truth that you're a slave driver hurt?

Not only is he not serious, he's a troll of the highest order! I'm very offended as a black person that you would make such a comment.

Yusuke420

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] Haha, no. You are.thegerg

still ignoring my previous post?

what's wrong? does the truth that you're a slave driver hurt?

let's use the federal reserve of 7.25$ as our basis

so you're paying the 25 cents extra

so, it's 25 cents times x 8 work hours x 22 work days = 44 dollars

again: you're calling someone greedy when that person offered FIVE TIMES more then you did.

[QUOTE="rilpas"][QUOTE="Yusuke420"]

Not only is he not serious, he's a troll of the highest order! I'm very offended as a black person that you would make such a comment.

thegerg

let's use the federal reserve of 7.25$ as our basis

so you're paying the 25 cents extra

so, it's 25 cents times x 8 work hours x 22 work days = 44 dollars

again: you're calling someone greedy when that person offered FIVE TIMES more then you did.

[QUOTE="Yusuke420"]

Not only is he not serious, he's a troll of the highest order! I'm very offended as a black person that you would make such a comment.

thegerg

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] Which previous post? The one in which you called me greedy? No, I've not ignored it. There's just no reason o respond to it. I've already told you that I'm not greedy, you can't seem to wrap your head around it. I guess a child rapist like you has other things on his mind.thegerg

let's use the federal reserve of 7.25$ as our basis

so you're paying the 25 cents extra

so, it's 25 cents times x 8 work hours x 22 work days = 44 dollars

again: you're calling someone greedy when that person offered FIVE TIMES more then you did.

No, he called you greedy, when you obviously are

you called him greedy, when obviously is not

again: he offered five times what you did.

if you can't even be bothered to offer more then 10% of the minimum wage, hell, not even more then 5% you're greedy

oh, what? would the extra 65 dollars per month force you to shut down?

[QUOTE="Yusuke420"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] I'm offended as a worker that you made your comment. Fortunately, it doesn't matter if you're offended. You've accused me of holding views that I don't, so I did the same. Get over it.thegerg

you seem very confused, becase your comments were very racist, insulting against the TOS

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] Yes, I am. What's your point? He made a silly comment, and I responded with one. He has called me greedy, when I am not. I called him greedy, when he is not. Get it?thegerg

No, he called you greedy, when you obviously are

you called him greedy, when obviously is not

again: he offered five times what you did.

if you can't even be bothered to offer more then 10% of the minimum wage, hell, not even more then 5% you're greedy

oh, what? would the extra 80 dollars per month force you to shut down?

You seem to be confused. You are greedy, its a shame that people like you exist, if you can't even afford to pay 5% over the minimum wage you are for the lack of a better word: trash

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] You seem to be very confused. My comment was no more racist than yours. You're the one that started with the childish and baseless comments. Don't get upset if one responds in turn.thegerg

you seem very confused, becase your comments were very racist, insulting against the TOS

you made a slavery comment towards the black etnicity, which is very much racist. You seem to be confused.

So if I type the word slavery I'm racist? Great logic.

Let's shift the focus because this is going no where. The gerg made a comment belittling an entire race of people but doesn't think it's racist. There's no getting through to someone like that because he's not putting forth his point of view at all, just making vendictive statements based on nothing.

[QUOTE="thegerg"][QUOTE="rilpas"]

No, he called you greedy, when you obviously are

you called him greedy, when obviously is not

again: he offered five times what you did.

if you can't even be bothered to offer more then 10% of the minimum wage, hell, not even more then 5% you're greedy

oh, what? would the extra 80 dollars per month force you to shut down?

rilpas

You seem to be confused. You are greedy, its a shame that people like you exist, if you can't even afford to pay 5% over the minimum wage you are for the lack of a better word: trash

So if I type the word slavery I'm racist? Great logic.

airshocker

ahem:

'Just because you think we should reenslave black people to wash dishes for free'

how is this not a racist comment?

[QUOTE="thegerg"]You seem to be confused. I am not greedy. I pay my employees what their labor is worth at a wage to which we agree. Another $80 a month may not put us out of business, but am extra $80 a month (it would be much more than that if MW was increased to $10 or$15) multiplied by all MW employees mightrilpas

You seem to be confused. You are greedy, its a shame that people like you exist, if you can't even afford to pay 5% over the minimum wage you are for the lack of a better word: trash

I am going to ask you the same question I asked bigfootnumbers (that he still hasn't answered), would you pay $10 for a cheeseburger or $20 for a gallon of gas?

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] You seem to be confused. I am not greedy. I pay my employees what their labor is worth at a wage to which we agree. Another $80 a month may not put us out of business, but am extra $80 a month (it would be much more than that if MW was increased to $10 or$15) multiplied by all MW employees mightLaihendi

You seem to be confused. You are greedy, its a shame that people like you exist, if you can't even afford to pay 5% over the minimum wage you are for the lack of a better word: trash

only a sith deals in extremes