[Christopher D.]

Why do we as customers continue to support establishments that provide poor service while paying their employees such meager wages? Do any of us feel guilty about ordering that Big Mac?
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[Bren]

Sadly enough, in Detroit, the average fast food worker makes $6.50/hour. The “night shift” makes $7, and the wages are growing. The average day care worker starts at minimum wage. Feel sorry for the people who are dedicating themselves to bettering the lives of our children. I “flipped burgers” for almost 10 years. It’s not real difficult. I’ve cared for children for nearly as long. It’s an important, rewarding career that pays meager wages.

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[Scott]

Those low paying jobs are great for people just starting out who are also developing their job skills.You have to start someplace,and that is usually at the bottom.I did and managed to carve out a good life for myself.

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[K.C. Hunsaker]

The same argument has been used against the minimum wage. Corporations make huge profits, and even when forced to pay a liveable wage or pay benefits, they can still survive and make reasonably priced products, including hamburgers. Funny how businesses always have enough to buy the rosewood and teak board room furniture and all-expenses-paid business trips, but never enough to pay for health benefits. In the U.S., the average pay of the CEO of a large corporation is about 250x the pay of the man on the line, even when he’s performing poorly. In Germany, his pay is about 6x that of the man on the line. If people make certain decisions about what they value for society, they can make society more liveable for everyone.

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