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Contrary1

(12,629 posts)
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 05:07 PM Jun 2015

Fox News doesn’t think fast food workers want higher salaries:

“They don’t want to lose the free stuff from the government” "Next thing you know they could be a manager making $80,000"

Fox spoon feeds this kind of crap propaganda to their zombie followers 24/7. It's no wonder they are so angry all the time.

"On Wednesday’s edition of “Fox & Friends,” host Steve Doocy spoke with Andy Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants (which owns Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr.) to discuss the concept of the “welfare cliff” — or, the idea that some people might not want to take a promotion because they would receive fewer government benefits.

“The policy guys call it the ‘welfare cliff,’ because you get to a point where if you make a few more dollars you actually lose thousands of dollars in benefits,” said Puzder. “And, quite honestly, these benefits are essential for some people. They are how they pay their rent, they are how they feed their kids. So, what happens is we have people who turn down promotions or, if minimum wage goes up, they want fewer hours… because they are afraid they’ll go over that cliff.”

“It’s got to drive you nuts,” Doocy responded,” because you’re always looking for good people to run your stores. And if they would just take the next step… up the ladder, next thing you know they could be a manager making $80,000, but they don’t want to lose the free stuff from the government.”

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/24/fox_news_doesnt_think_fast_food_workers_want_higher_salaries_they_dont_want_to_lose_the_free_stuff_from_the_government/


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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)
4. If you are making $80K you don't need "free stuff from the government"
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 05:50 PM
Jun 2015

because all the "free stuff" you could possibly get doesn't come anywhere close to that amount.

Initech

(100,081 posts)
6. $80K is still crap when CEOs make $400 million a year.
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 06:07 PM
Jun 2015

And if you're fired or quit, you get nothing. If a CEO is fired or quits, they get a seven figure severance package. Let's get real here, Fox.

ZX86

(1,428 posts)
7. The reason I'm working a crap job with low pay
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 06:11 PM
Jun 2015

is for the welfare benefits? Are you really that f*cking stupid?

 

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
12. Where the hell are fast food managers making 80k??
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 06:38 PM
Jun 2015

Most are probably making $9-$10 an hour. Maybe you will hit 40k if you are the store manager.

Juicy_Bellows

(2,427 posts)
13. So the millions of us that make less than 80k are getting "free stuff from the government"?
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 06:40 PM
Jun 2015

Well Al B. Sure.

WTF?

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