Should a person making food at McDonalds be able to afford rent and groceries with their paycheck?

[Jaylen Tatum]

 

[BunchePark]

the woman who just served me this was at least 55 and she is working past midnight which is some bullshyt

yes they deserve a home and nice things they're not fukking criminals my nikka

but at the same time i know how the current world works

you know you ain't gone have shyt working at McDonald's in 2023

 

[BunchePark]

 

[Will Ross]

As others have said, The Walmarts and McDonald's ect are basically passing the cost of labor on to you as a taxpayer, because when these workers can't afford food housing and Healthcare, they have to go get it from public assistance.

An independent company is not responsible for your well-being its only responsible for paying you for your labor.

 

[aXiom]

Socialist babble

Yet corporate socialism is ok?

You do realize that these companies are only allowed to get away with paying these low wages because we fund the social safety nets that allow these people to survive on the shyt pay right?

smart dumb nikka babble

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

You really want to hear how a person truly feels about life
Religion
Money
Politics
They tell on themselves every time
But the same people that look down on fast food workers
Will turn around and in the same breath
shyt on blue collared, skilled workers
People just like to stunt with pseudo intellectual talking points
None of this shyt means anything in the greater scheme
The so called “Greatest Nation In The World”
Should not allow their citizens to either be homeless or underpaid
Got all this money for funky Urkanians, Space( I ain’t seen one fukk alien yet) and the Military
But beat box when it comes to actually supplying citizens basic human shyt
The pandemic showed the Wizard behind the curtain and muthafukkas still arguing and not getting the bigger picture
Three tiers to this American economy
Poverty
One major health scare that could put you in a bind for years even though you have it in the interim
Buffet, Cook, Bezos, Gates and Nem
Nobody on this forum got it like that
Many of us are in the second tier
But let y’all tell it

 

[Who Not How]

I have no issues with people committing victimless crimes to make money in America. You work a square job and people still disrespect you.

Making an honest living means nothing anymore. Get it how you live. I know I do.

 

[TEH]

yeah

If you do something all day it should give you enough to put a roof over your head and feed and cloth you

 

[Traveler]

The reality is there are always going to be poor people. If you raise their wages you can expect the products and services they use, to raise in price correspondingly. Additionally, businesses are going to make a profit at a certain percentage no matter what, so they are going to increase product prices to cover their increased labor costs. If you keep raising wages of the poorest workers, you are going to be caught in an inflation cycle. The only thing you are going to accomplish is adding the middle class to the poor.

To increase your wages you need to have a skill that is needed by society. You can't expect to live a easy life with little to no desireable skills. For example, people don't want to be an A/C repairman, a plumber, an electritian. because its not sexy. All of those careers are in demand and will get you 100k in income. You can eventually start your own business. Once the price of labor exceeds the cost of automation, you are going to see those jobs go away. Its pretty simple. People have this idea that they deserve something because they exist.

Now should we help the poor? Absolutly. I am all for housing assitance and food assistance and helping people get back on their feet. However, it shouldnt' be a lifestyle. We need everyone to contribute something to society.

 

[$cam-U-Well_Jack$on]

What an idiotic statement

Of course not they should not be able to afford rent unless they live in a very small town

You are working an unskilled labor job. If you want more money, you can always gain skills

I bet your breath reeks of boot leather.

 

[Kurt off them percs]

You working to keep the CEO rent/mortgage paid but can't afford your own

 

[Hersh]

rent and food need to go down

 

[MJ Truth]

Who are the people least likely to be unable to afford “rent and groceries”?

People who planned their lives very meticulously which in a modern, technological society means people who did well in school and delayed gratification.

Not exactly.

 

[seymour cake]

People was sick when the pandemic happened and the food stores was closed for a while.. they went from crying about them getting a raise than calling them essential workers ect...

Fast food workers are the most important people in society you fukking right they deserve everything plus more.. let every fast food worker call off 2morrow and see how the entire world get to bytching.

 

[MidwestD]

Mickey D’s is meant for teenagers, not grown adults to take care of a family with.

Then who is supposed to work there during the hours that those teenagers are at school,
doing home work, and the overnight shift?