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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News doesn’t think fast food workers want higher salaries:
They dont 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 Wednesdays edition of Fox & Friends, host Steve Doocy spoke with Andy Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants (which owns Hardees and Carls 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 theyll go over that cliff.
Its got to drive you nuts, Doocy responded, because youre 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 dont 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/
Response to Contrary1 (Original post)
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randys1
(16,286 posts)calimary
(81,322 posts)HOW THE HELL DARE THEY????
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,735 posts)because all the "free stuff" you could possibly get doesn't come anywhere close to that amount.
elleng
(130,974 posts)It's an f'ing corporation, and is NOT a person.
Initech
(100,081 posts)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)is for the welfare benefits? Are you really that f*cking stupid?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)At a fast-food joint?!
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)lying sacks of liquid zoo filth.
Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)>Fox News
>thinking
Pick one...
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Then I'd boycott them.
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)Most are probably making $9-$10 an hour. Maybe you will hit 40k if you are the store manager.
Juicy_Bellows
(2,427 posts)Well Al B. Sure.
WTF?