minimum wage

[Elphenor]

Originally Posted by Poots

Your fucking McDonald's spending money will get the economy back on track? I'm sold. Let's call the Fed and the Treasury and give the peasents more money to spend. The meth and energy drink industry will go through the roof.

The collective money of every minimum wage worker in the States will have a visible effect on the economy, yes

[hnibos]

It's not just 20 yo shits that work at bk tho. Stop being a shitty person that wants others to suffer cause it helps your self esteem or something

[Elphenor]

Originally Posted by Poots

So it's someone else's fault that you've got dick for income? Let's give all the little 20 year old shits at Burger King more money because they need more Newports. Did you know that 95% of the income of the poor is spent on menthol cigarettes? That's chapter 10 bitch. Read up and start earning.

Go fuck yourself you mouth breathing neanderthal

[Elphenor]

Seriously, I can't believe people like this exist.

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

Yes, a living wage.

What has SeaTac been like since their big increase?

Ugh am I going to have to look this up myself

[Elphenor]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...bea_story.html

[hnibos]

I wonder what poots does for a living and how much it contributes to society

[hnibos]

I bet he's like a car salesman or something

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by Elphenor

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...bea_story.html

Ha I was just about to post this link.

Inconclusive but looks good so far I guess?

[Elphenor]

Originally Posted by Poots

Taking into account America's 1.6 million full time minimum wage workers, they contribute $24 billion to the US's $17 trillion GDP, or .0014%. In other words, they don't contribute shit with their spending on beef jerky and Dr. Pepper.

BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE ANY MONEY BECAUSE THE MINIMUM WAGE IS SO LOW

[Eulogy]

Haha who is this Poots person

[Elphenor]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

Ha I was just about to post this link.

Inconclusive but looks good so far I guess?

It's about what I would expect.

There's never been any actual evidence to suggest that increasing the minimum wage has a negative effect

[Trotskilicious]

Originally Posted by Elphenor

You missed the next chapter where it explains that the most important thing to an industry is Demand. Demand comes from people having spending money.

Spending money comes from higher pay

Gosh and the economy is stalling out i wonder why must be because the guys at the top arepaying poor ppl too much q.e.d.

[Trotskilicious]

Lol @ poots calling ppl "peasents"

What a fuckin dunce

[Trotskilicious]

Seriously what kind of big buxxx are you making with your 16 year old intellect, white guy?

[Trotskilicious]

But still anyone under 25 should be enslaved and made to work in a coal mine

[The exploding boy]

Originally Posted by Shallowed

You peasants should read this Facebook post

https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/...6d&oe=54F45D98

This fucking more than minimum motivation and contribution shit is really pissing me the fuck off everytime i look at it.

The few times i did have jobs, which were all shitty and minimum wage, i DID do it to the best of my capacity, I didn't drag my feet or rolled my eyes, but I didn't do more than was expected of me either (because why? I was gonna get ahead? A raise? there was nowhere to go or a cent more to earn) And I don't expect that either of anyone doing soul crushing minimum wage jobs. I don't even expect a smile. This whole (entitled actually) attitude of " geez the convenience store clerk didn't even smile at me or say hi, what's her problem?" (actually heard recently from a middle aged man i know who's well retired with a very good retirement pension) Yeah who gives a fuck? did she ring in your shit and gave you the right amount of change back in an acceptable amount of time? yeah? Then she did her job. The only reason she MIGHT ever say hi and smile anyway is just because her boss told her to otherwise she was fired (i know cause i've been there). It's the phony kind born out of fear, not the kind you want to see.

This is always too from people who DON'T have to be doing such a job. Or "yeah well i did it when i was in school and didn't complain". Yeah well maybe SHE doesn't even have the luxury of even being in school so SHE knows what waits for her is 30 years of this shit. So she's not smiling. Now grab your soda and your correct change and get the fuck out.

People really would prefer robots despite what they say. It's inconvenient that the minimum wage slaves should have feelings and needs and wants and dreams (being crushed, which is probably their fault)

[Trotskilicious]

Its one of the most obnoxious graphics ive ever seen.

[Shallowed]

Originally Posted by Poots

So it's someone else's fault that you've got dick for income? Let's give all the little 20 year old shits at Burger King more money because they need more Newports. Did you know that 95% of the income of the poor is spent on menthol cigarettes? That's chapter 10 bitch. Read up and start earning.

I don't know if you've ever worked at a place like Burger King but one of the worst things a retail slave has to endure is the complete thanklessness they face every time they have to serve a giant shit like you and treat them like they're royalty. That might explain why they appear to be little shits.

[Shallowed]

My girlfriend recently regaled me with a story from when she used to work at the busiest (not one of the busiest, the busiest) Starbucks in New Zealand. She spoke, I transcribed:

It was another busy day at Starbucks, we had a line out the door, and I was serving on the register. This 40-something year old neckbeard approached the register and ordered a coffee, and when I asked for a name to put on the cup, he said to write "Hey Sexy". He wouldn't leave the register until I wrote that on.

As I was making the drink, one of my workmates told me what his real name was, as he was a regular. I finished his drink, and called out his real name. He was standing at the bar and said "Hey, come on doll, just call out the name on the cup." I said "It's your drink, you can take it now" and he said "It's your job, you have to call out the name on the cup. Don't be so stuck up, sweetheart".

At this point my manager popped her head around the corner and muttered to me, "just call out the name, so he'll go away". Not wanting to get in trouble with my boss, I said "Hey Sexy". He demanded that he couldn't hear me, so I called out "Hey Sexy!". He finally took the coffee and said "See, it's not so hard doing as you're told, is it?" along with some more objectifying pronouns.

You may not be aware, but Starbucks has a "just say yes" policy which covers almost anything that a customer can demand, short of free coffee for no reason.

[Elphenor]

What a piece of shit

[reprise85]

that's ridiculous

[Trotskilicious]

SHE

told her to just say it????? FUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[Trotskilicious]

fujkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkadAJKLDHSFASGFas sdfas

[hnibos]

The people are shit.

[Tootles]

We were told over and over again growing up (I hope so anyway) to get your college education/masters/doctorate etc. We were taught also the implications if we did not. Then what happens is people don't listen to what we were taught from kindergarden to 12th grade, get poor grades, don't go to college, then bitch that they can not find a job or that they make minimum wage. The bottom line is those without the proper education end up working to make the dreams come true of the educated ones. Be thankful you have a job. Continue your education. Keep moving forward. Those that bitch about the minimum wage, and have no desire to move up the education ladder, well, will continue down that path for the rest of their lives. It's ok. The world needs ditch diggers too.

[Eulogy]

Who is this "we" that you speak of

[Eulogy]

Are tootles and poots the same (stupid) person?

[Tootles]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

Who is this "we" that you speak of

Poor Eulogy. I am honestly sorry you had absolutely no one in your life teach you the importance of an education. I was unaware you were the one person that was not told.

[Eulogy]

I did well in school.

Do you understand that your personal experiences may not be universal?