Bill Maher on minimum wage

[Remote]

Yeah, I know.
I can hear your groans about Bill Maher.
I have my issues too.

But this had some points.




I did laugh pretty good when he said
"If you want to get rich with a tax-free enterprise that sells nothing, start a church"

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

at the end of the day it's not the mcdonald's corporation paying the employees....it's the franchisees

 

[#BOTHSIDES]

at the end of the day it's not the mcdonald's corporation paying the employees....it's the franchisees

franchise owners are pretty goddamn rich too

 

[Bernie Madoff]

Minimum wage jobs were never meant to be careers. They are supposed to be stepping stones to further yourself. I read articles about people complaining that they have been working at this minimum wage job for 6 years and still get paid so low. How about having some ambition and making some moves. And people with kids? Sorry about your bad life choices , but its your responsibility to fix the situation. If I had a kid and was making little money, it would just make me that much more motivated to make it. I know the system is against the low income of the country, but they have plenty of ways out if you look hard enough.

 

[TNC]

franchise owners are pretty goddamn rich too

I know 5 different families that own McDonald's franchises. All of them are multi-millionaire families.

 

[Poppa_Dock]

at the end of the day it's not the mcdonald's corporation paying the employees....it's the franchisees

Not sure what this means. The franchisee would have just as much money to pay their employees. It's a mcdonalds not a small burger and fries shop.

 

[Remote]

Minimum wage jobs were never meant to be careers. They are supposed to be stepping stones to further yourself. I read articles about people complaining that they have been working at this minimum wage job for 6 years and still get paid so low. How about having some ambition and making some moves. And people with kids? Sorry about your bad life choices , but its your responsibility to fix the situation. If I had a kid and was making little money, it would just make me that much more motivated to make it. I know the system is against the low income of the country, but they have plenty of ways out if you look hard enough.

With all due respect, it's not about what they were meant to be.
You're a company with billions in profits. Pay people a living wage. It's the right thing to do.

 

[Bolzmark]

With all due respect, it's not about what they were meant to be.
You're a company with billions in profits. Pay people a living wage. It's the right thing to do.

I hear what you're saying, but by the same idea that McDonalds is putting the burden on taxpayers to take care of these people thru public assistance, aren't these individuals putting the burden on McDonalds due to their life choices? Is it McDonalds fault that a flipping buger job is all you can get? Maybe the worker should have gone further with their education. Not have babies they cant afford.

What if McDonalds goes out of business next week? Then what are they gonna do???

 

[Remote]

I hear what you're saying, but by the same idea that McDonalds is putting the burden on taxpayers to take care of these people thru public assistance, aren't these individuals putting the burden on McDonalds due to their life choices? Is it McDonalds fault that a flipping buger job is all you can get? Maybe the worker should have gone further with their education. Not have babies they cant afford.

What if McDonalds goes out of business next week? Then what are they gonna do???

Who should work at McDonalds?

Teenagers? How would paying them a shytty wage while raking in billions in profits be any less immoral?

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

How would paying them a shytty wage while raking in billions in profits be any less immoral?

That's the American way

 

[Remote]

That's the American way

I see.

 

[kp404]

Minimum wage jobs were never meant to be careers. They are supposed to be stepping stones to further yourself. I read articles about people complaining that they have been working at this minimum wage job for 6 years and still get paid so low. How about having some ambition and making some moves. And people with kids? Sorry about your bad life choices , but its your responsibility to fix the situation. If I had a kid and was making little money, it would just make me that much more motivated to make it. I know the system is against the low income of the country, but they have plenty of ways out if you look hard enough.

Good lord,man are you lost...You really believe that people work in fast food for a number of years as a choice????? You need to read up on what capitalism is how it functions...its not about bad life choices bruh, its about a system of oppression that can only survive off the cheap labor of poor souls who happen to be disproportionately black....but you think its bad life choices throughout the black community huh? Read your history homie

 

[Black smoke and cac jokes]

at the end of the day it's not the mcdonald's corporation paying the employees....it's the franchisees

He's discussing min. wage forcing all franchisees to pay more. Did u graduate high school?

 

[Bernie Madoff]

Your acting like its mandatory for people to work at Mcdonalds. If you don't want to work a minimum wage job, don't work work a minimum wage job. Any person in poverty with a GED can go to a community college for FREE. School not your thing? Government offers training to learn a new trade. Cant learn a trade? Guess what your a loser probably doomed for failure who can't be helped. Hate to sound harsh but that's real talk that some people need to hear. Stop complaining, learn to work, be humble, save whatever little money you can.
I'm from the bottom, was raised in projects, saw what was going on and maneuvered out of that shyt. I didnt have parents pushing me to go to school, work ect i made those choices myself. Remember in school I was broke as shyt making like $80 a week on that student work program shyt,while other kids had brand new whips from their parents. I have no sympathy for the weak...You keep making excuses i'll keep making moves.

 

[Bernie Madoff]

People running around with defeatist attitudes wondering why they can't accomplish anything is pretty hilarious. System got me down rofl