Have you ever drove by a fast food restaurant? You probably have. There is most likely at least one fast food restaurant in every city in the U.S. These fast food restaurants infest the whole nation with it’s unhealthy franchises. But, along with all the unhealthy food and the poor quality restaurants these franchises also bring many jobs that pay minimum wage or less. Fast food poorly affects the economy because it provides low paying jobs to people who are unemployed these jobs do not pay enough to support a family. Even with the payment of minimum wage companies still try to pay workers less than what they earned. This problem that is spreading along the whole nation is just adding to all the problems that fast food is contributing to our
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If workers are already being paid at minimum wage then having them pay for additional items brings their pay below minimum wage. In fast food restaurants there are often workers who are supporting families through their fast food jobs. But, it is almost impossible to live off of minimum wage especially when you are supporting a family! Many workers are going through this struggle:
How are they supposed to survive on about $9 an hour, which is the average wage? The lowest amount you can be paid, or the minimum wage, is $7.25 an hour. Many of the workers make that. (Mark Weisbrot, PRO/CON)
This quote from the article “PRO/CON: Should workers in fast-food restaurants make more money?” contributes to the idea that workers can not support a family on just $7.25 and hour! These employees who are earning this bare minimum should not be put under the pressure of supporting a family with a job that pays less than minimum wage. As time progressed in American history minimum wage continued to increase. Minimum wage continued to increase to fit our growing economy that growing economy is still growing. As things become better quality it takes more money to keep these privileges:
“If wages had increased since 1968 the way they did in past decades, the lowest wage someone could take home would be $17 per hour today. Not a measly $7.25. (Mark Weisbrot,
If workers are already being paid at minimum wage then having them pay for additional items brings their pay below minimum wage. In fast food restaurants there are often workers who are supporting families through their fast food jobs. But, it is almost impossible to live off of minimum wage especially when you are supporting a family! Many workers are going through this struggle:
How are they supposed to survive on about $9 an hour, which is the average wage? The lowest amount you can be paid, or the minimum wage, is $7.25 an hour. Many of the workers make that. (Mark Weisbrot, PRO/CON)
This quote from the article “PRO/CON: Should workers in fast-food restaurants make more money?” contributes to the idea that workers can not support a family on just $7.25 and hour! These employees who are earning this bare minimum should not be put under the pressure of supporting a family with a job that pays less than minimum wage. As time progressed in American history minimum wage continued to increase. Minimum wage continued to increase to fit our growing economy that growing economy is still growing. As things become better quality it takes more money to keep these privileges:
“If wages had increased since 1968 the way they did in past decades, the lowest wage someone could take home would be $17 per hour today. Not a measly $7.25. (Mark Weisbrot,