I always thought it was just a recording. I've noticed it in other restaurants too. Checkers/Rally's has some guy with a deep voice come on and scare the shit out of you.

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Realistically though, this is the best answer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaranteed_minimum_income

You could then get rid of the minimum wage completely.

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The crux of the nomination though is people valuing what they deem righteous over their own well being


Like I saw a guy put a picture of machine that takes your order and he posted "this is what I have to say to these minimum wage assholes"


Is that a victory? less jobs?

I dont get people

I could go for some Rally's right about now.

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Why not just change it to "Guaranteed minimum living conditions" and just give it to them for free?

I still believe it is, the people I have noticed taking my order, I am seeing at 1 of the next 2 windows.

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Because that is a worse idea?

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In 1988, France was one of the first country to implement a minimum income, called the Revenu minimum d'insertion. In 2009, it was turned into Revenu de solidarité active (RSA), a new system which aimed at solving the Poverty trap by providing low wages workers a complementary income; thus encouraging activity.

So after 21yrs it still wasnt working at solving poverty. Damn french...

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But, that's again, another study of historical state-level modest increases in the wage.

This is, if I may, "paradigm-shifting news, gentlemen!"

This would be an historic increase and a drastic one at that.

Ironically, service at McDonald's might actually improve with something like that. They would now be in the market for a much more skilled worker at $15. The bad part is that person might be better suited for a higher-skilled job which will now need to be filled by a less-skilled worker than him being overpaid at $15.

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With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

I think CiJ is pissed that people aren't attending poker games due to lack of funds and wants higher wages or something

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I work for the richest guy in "Merica and he's currently looking to eliminate my position despite record profits last year. I guess I should've become a secretary.

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You're asking the wrong question. The #1 concern is profit not efficiency. If you raise the minimum wage, the first solution for companies would be to reduce cost by reducing workforces. At a bare minimum, profits need to be maintained in order to keep the shareholders from storming the castle.
It will be left to the remaining employees to figure out how to do twice the amount of work in the same amount of time. If they can't do it, i guarantee the guy that just lost his job will be happy to give it a shot.

Do you believe "the market" will ever distribute wages in a fairer way than they are distributed now? People have to be able to afford these products and we need to be able to manufacture goods in this country. Based on the current trend everything we buy will be made in another country unless it comes from an expensive boutique or novelty shop.

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Frozen pizza. Buy more.

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Working with Baby Mac can sure make a guy angry.

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Id also say that automation is replacing so many people that who the fuck is going to be left to buy the products the automation provides if people don't have jobs.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Rape culture.

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These companies are always working on this exact thing. Some of them are borderline psychotic about any type of automation and/or efficiency.

If there was any conceivable way they could half the labor force they would right now.

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I can't answer that. But, I think a shift of this magnitude will throw things very far out of whack. We are just now starting to get competitive with China and the like again for certain products based on our wages compared to their wages and the time, quality, and cost of transporting those goods back to the US. As a result, jobs/work is starting to come back to the US that went over there as recently as a couple years ago.

I'd hate to see that gap widen again and the flow of jobs start streaming back the other way.

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You're missing the point. I'm saying that these companies will halve their workforce regardless of whether or not it leaves them with enough employees to get the work done. The key is profit.

How are you going to keep profits up if you don't have the minimum workers needed to make/sell your product?

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Isnt there a certain point where not getting the job done affects profits?

If I dont stop reading this thread and posting in it, we will soon find out

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That point makes no sense. If what you say is true then why wouldn't they just have one employee right now? That would save them a ton of money right now.

McDonalds isn't going to halve its workforce and then not be able to make hamburgers.

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Jobs coming back is a great thing. The buying power of that paycheck is also important when you are selling goods. Unless there is a shift in how wages are distributed our country if going to have a major problem in the next 20 to 30 years. Pulling a number out of a hat isn't a solution in my world but adjustments need to be made.

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You're talking moving it from like 7.50 to 15 in one move.

Im a proponent of the 10.10 and then increases every year or so till it gets to the level where it matches inflation

I think it should be pointed out that even as probably the biggest fan of $15 minimum wage, I don't think it should happen overnight. Even a 5 year plan that steps it up fro $10 to $15 would be good with me as long as it then continued to raise at some sort of logical level every year.

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