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McDonalds Wage Protests!!!

McDonalds Wage Protests!!!

Problem solving 1o1. Detect problem, find solution, Enact fix. The first one is the hardest for folks. Here’s a test. McDonalds (Used most) is just one of the places folks want to pay labor more.

So for this discussion lets just say menial jobs.

Test: A menial job pays minimum wage for minimum skill. People think they should be paid more so they can live comfortably for their efforts. Do you think low wages for menial jobs are the problem? If so you FAILED THE TEST.

The real problem is deeper: The reason the menial jobs are in the cross hairs of unions like SEIU and are being supported by those like them and the democrat party is… The illusion that the American consumer has unlimited cash to spend like the government. The thinking that raising the minimum wage for menial jobs to a “Livable Wage” is easy. Just pay them 15.00 bucks an hour and all is good.

Here’s the deal folks. Wage hikes, especially almost DOUBLE for the same job without any consequences is typical for liberal thinkers. The consequences will be as follows:

1. Prices for goods delivered by menial job holders go up. When those prices go up, fewer people buy those goods. FACT.

2. Labor costs are reduced by the businesses. Reduction in employees means fewer people employed and those left are expected to do the work for those who are laid off. Do more with less. So the employees who are left must work harder to reach the same goals and maintain the bottom line for the owners. FACT

3. Automation will replace the lowest rung of the menial job ladder. You’ve seen the automated grocery store checkouts? ATM’s? etc.. Soon, McDonalds will have only Janitors,Cooks and managers. No more cashiers, they’ll be touch screen menu’s and ATM type pay stations.  The ROI (Return On Investment) time of those machines will be extremely short at 15 bucks an hour. FACT

The menial jobs are supposed to be stepping stones to bigger careers. To introduce young people to the workforce NOT to be the career for their life. These jobs are for kids paying their way through college, elderly making a few extra bucks and some folks just making ends meet until a better job comes along.

Now, there’s a bigger problem: There’s NO BETTER JOBS left in the nation it appears. We’ve become a service nation. We don’t manufacture very much here anymore. Why? See California… Example should be evident. Taxes/Regs/Costs

Good luck folks, bumpy ride coming up.