January 3, 20012 Fast food nation by Eric Schlosser is a book about the American way of life. The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, he argues that today’s slaughterhouses and meatpacking industries are revoltingly unsafe, unsanitary, and employees are treated unfairly and with little or no respect. He gave me as a reader a lot of solid factual material. He did his own research so all of the information came from him. I strongly feel it should be necessary that the food as well as the working…
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Over the years, minimum wage laws have benefited and hurt companies. Some companies pay their employees so much that they have less workers. Others pay less so that there are more workers. I believe that employees shouldn't get paid as much because the company will always be looking for people to hire after the previous employee(s) have quit, the company will run out of money, and everyone will try to get the job for the pay, but can due to the limited employees. Minimum wage must be decreased so…
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reasonable to maintain their intellectual property. Those workers’ wages meet their needs and wants beyond the basic needs and they have status and other perks. They have more options than low skilled workers. However, low skilled workers in a low paid jobs’ main concern is usually to make a living, meet their basic needs barely. These workers work hard like machines until they get exhausted with unpredictable schedules. Requiring noncompete clause for those workers who don’t have many job options especial…
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Why is McDonalds at every corner? Fast food industries are showing up at every corner. The growth of these companies is tremendous. McDonalds originally started as a dine-in restaurant and then became a fast food industry. Fast food industries like Burger King, Carl’s Jr and McDonalds have been benefiting from society for too long. It’s time to take a look at the whole industry and realize what they’re doing out of the city and in the work environment. Fast foods growth is causing problems to our…
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Do you or someone you know work in a fast food restaurant? How’s the pay? Do you think it is a good or bad idea to raise the minimum wage? ) In an article entitled, “Raising the Minimum Wage Is Still a Bad Idea.” Written by Ramesh Ponnuru, this author gives reasons as to why raising the minimum wage is a bad idea. Conversely, another article written by Andrew M. Cuomo called, “Fast-Food Workers Deserve a Raise.” Gives his reasons as to why raising the minimum wage is a good idea. Ponnuru believes…
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poverty line, something has to be done. Billion dollar companies and businesses that employ workers, and pay them low wages is hurting the economy. The reality is, unless the minimum wage is raised, the cycle will only continue. The economy will suffer greatly and the people of America will feel the impact. With higher minimum wages in place, the entire country does better and, therefore, the minimum wage should be raised. There needs to be laws put in place to raise the minimum wage. Doing so would…
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"No working American family should be forced to live in poverty" is the belief of a home health care worker and contributor for the Fight for $15 movement, Henrietta Ivey. The movement that strives to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour (Memoli and Tanfani 1). Many calls have been made to raise the federal minimum wage over the years. The minimum wage has been a controversial topic since it was first established during the Great Depression, striking debates over whether or not the minimum…
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The community of fast-food restaurant employees are seen in different views. Fast-food restaurant employees are people who are looking for a part time job. Employees are often seen as lazy, when in reality they're working at their best ability to have the necessities one needs to succeed. Restaurant employees are often perceived as the person that will be working at the restaurant for the rest of their lives but what people don't know is that most of those employees are striving to find a new job…
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minimum wage will benefits many individuals especially the poor families. The minimum wages need to be increase; many families are struggling and boiling water for a living. Individuals who work in a fast food restaurants and have responsibly can’t really afford to have a basic life when they are getting paid $7.25 hour. According to the articles “The Minimum – Wage War, “Wage itself has lost more than 12 percent of its value since it was last hiked to $7.25 in 2007” (Dickinson). This statistic shows…
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Some, however, think that the minimum wage should not be increased. The phenomenon that is ‘raising the minimum wage’ is relatively new and often times people and cities are uneducated and are unaware of the full effects of raising the minimum wage. “The fight for 15 dollars is a relatively new phenomenon” (Saltsman, 2017, p. 2). Because this is a new problem for America, it often leads people to believe it is in everyone's best interest to raise it, however it could lead to extreme consequences…
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