to get a second job to make ends meet on laughable budget. this is a 35-hour a week paycheck and they are saying you have to get another 40-hour a week paycheck. more and more americans in our economy are working fast-food jobs and other low wage jobs. these are adults, not teenagers. they say these are teens, entry level jobs. no median age for fast-food workers in this country is 29 years old. in general 88% of workers make less than $10 an hour are adults. a third have some college education, many of them are supporting families. these are not entry level teen jobs mcdonald s and other big corporations would like you to believe they are. i want you to read something from the huffington pors. the employee is supposed to get another job to bring home san diego,000 in additional funds. how much is allotted for child care while such people are toiling for 70 and 80 hours a week? zero.
so your thoughts to that. they are not taking ownership saying this is what you must do, here is one way to look how to pay you. the only way the math works, which mcdonald s has implicitly acknowledged putting forth these calculators, either you have to work two jobs or rely on taxpayer funded subsidies to make ends meet. mcdonald is an incredibly profitable corporation, other low wage workers like walmart, young brands, they are enjoying profits, in some cases higher than they were before the recession, absolutely afford to pay more. it is bad it is not good for economic recovery to build a recovery on these poverty wage jobs. you make a good point. thank you for the conversation. thank you. it is a television phenomenon you might miss, involves a lot more than breaking bad. the author of a new book tess all.