You act like Wendy's can't handle the higher pay. We haven't had a living wage in years, meaning the corps are profiting more whether or not you want to admit to it. It's pure greed, nothing else.

The opposite didn't happen when wages didn't go up with inflation.

It's amazing how people buy into that right wing corporate sheeple mentality. When this issue first came up the genius CEO from McDonald's brought up that to raise wages to 15.00 he would have to charge 67 cents more for every Big Mac. So really maybe five cents for each item.

But here's the worse part, why the hell the a Big Mac cost so much in the first place. We know thanks to him labor is 67 cents. The ingredients cost McDonald's less than the labor for bulk prices. We know they pay nowhere near the 35% tax rate. I believe they pay around 8%. So explain the $4.39 price in my area. Especially since the burger itself is a third actual beef.

I do know a huge percentage goes to advertising. Here's a clue McDonald's, follow the lead of the smaller companies eating into your revenue. Use quality ingredients instead of sports stars to sell food. And please explain the other three dollars for the big mac. No let me. Pure corporate greed.

Or I could support workers instead of supporting the people who do nothing and make millions that are unwilling to share a larger percent of the profit with the people actually doing the work.

The gap between the wealthy and the average working class citizen is the true downfall of the nation. Give the majority more money and they will be able to buy more things which means more things will need to be made and the whole economy will grow. This is a proven fact but the wealthy pay money to trick fools like you into thinking it's better to pay the working class less so the wealthy can gain more.

It's also a proven fact that there is a limit to what the wealthy will reinvest in the country which means most of their money sits in banks gaining interest which is a major cause of inflation.

Fuck local businesses they are the worst. They are all about top dollar just like corporate chains. I go to a "local" business and end up paying $24 for a burger and fries and not even a great one. Or $9 for 1 small slice of pizza and a can of soda. Screw them too. End of the day the mom and pop shop started the business to make it big. Otherwise they would be selling all their products dirt cheap to take customers away from places like Wendy's.

Ashlen:

Money sitting in banks don't do cr@p, and doesn't hurt. It's money in circulation that affects inflation more i.e. supply demand.

steven83r:

Small businesses will cut corners when it comes to food safety and cleanliness. Why? Because unlike big chain stores, they don't necessarily invest into a system to maintain and manage workers. Also, chains leverage mass buying power, and low profits margins by scale to make money. Small businesses need high margins to survive, because they are less efficient.

I want to support small businesses, because it is dang though, but chainstores have great consumer friendly policies, safer food, and cheaper prices. It's hard to say no to that.

*rolls eyes* Just pure selfish greed.

You are exactly whats wrong with this country. And you flaunt it which just makes you that much worse in my eyes.

I know you aren't, but you should be ashamed of yourself.

The rest of the world is moving to automation. Or is the "Can't stop progress" no longer a viable statement. Times change, you will have to learn to change with them. Now if you excuse me I have to order my groceries online and have them delivered to my door. Or should I feel sorry for the min wage workers at Walmart...

The garbage trucks in my neighborhood no longer have men picking up the trash cans, an automated arm does the work of 3 men. Many of them are now unemployed. That must be greed too...

I worked at a fast food restaurant and everything was already made or pre-cook. When it comes to fast food, the meat, the soups, the eggs, etc. all come via a box. There is no stove to cook food only micro ovens or a burger grill line and that's it. The only thing that is made in fast food restaurants are the salads and the coffee drinks like mochas or espressos. The hardest part in fast food is the deep cleaning everyday. I said allow fast food workers to get tips. That's a better solution than paying a burger flipper or cashier (cashier gets replaced by self-serve kiosk) $15.00 an hour. $10.00 or $12.00 for minimum wage is perfect no more no less and is time to reduce the cost of living; to match the cost of living with the $10.00 minimum wage. For example, instead of paying $1,400.00 for 1 bedroom apartment; to pay $600.00 for 1 bedroom apartment. In every single state except New York and especially California the cost of living matches the minimum wage.

@annoyedgamer

I said that because the only reason they pushed the dates forward, is because of rise in minimum wage. That's so petty. I actually have no problem with automation, but we'd have to move to a new form of pay. Shorter work weeks(really, two 3 day workweeks alternating) with similar pay. This is not that scenario, obviously.