McDonalds wants to give it's employees a raise... with TAXPAYER money

What would a good wage for a burger flipper be?

anyone else notice that the workforce of fast food resturants is aging ridiculously.

I remember when I would go to a restaurant and the average age of an employee would be 20ish?

Now it is probably 50? 

McDonalds should just employ high school part time students and stop dealing with the hassles of employing lifetime employees. 

Just keep One manager on for 52K a year, and have him or her teach the teenagers how to cook French fries for minimum wage for 20 hrs a week.

How is that difficult?

How is McDonalds even struggling with this?

The Obama administration is doing the same thing.......

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been running radio ads encouraging those eligible to enroll for Food Stamps ..The department is spending between $2.5 million and $3 million on paid spots, and free public service announcements .

..and the USDA is pushing to get children onto government assistance.

“As part of its ongoing commitment to improving access to healthy food for low income children, USDA has set a goal of serving 5 million more meals to eligible children this summer.  Following a directive from Congress, USDA has also conducted a series of projects examining methods to better serve low income children, particularly those living in remote areas or areas otherwise underserved by USDA’s summer meals programs.”

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How am I a hypocrite.

I am telling you that it is a mutual relationship against the American people between Corporations and Government to make them both low wage workers, and dependent on government.

They set a minimum wage (which depresses wages) at an unlivable level. Then take the responsibility away from the employer for health care, and coerce the individual to pay for health care by penalty of law. 

Then to add insult to injury, they lower the minimum wage to 30 hrs a week.  You have to ask yourself who benefits by that move?  The government intervention has created this atmosphere.  The people that have rigged the game against the American people have made up the rules.  McDonalds is just playing by the rules.  Of course they have a hand in lobbying etc,  but ultimately every gripe that has been levied against corporations can be deflected onto the Federal Government.  

The fast food giant cites "recent management changes" as the reason for the switch.

Heinz recently hired the former CEO of rival Burger King.

In a statement, McDonald's Global Media Relations Director says Heinz represents only "a small percentage" of the company's condiment and sauce business.

McDonald's says it will transition to other suppliers.

The company suggests customers won't notice the change.

"The company suggests customers won't notice the change"

Really?  Customers won't notice the watered down shiit, the drop in quality?  Typical thinking of these corporate fukks.  Squeeze every penny out of the paying customers.

Well, one thing is certain, I won't notice.

Because I don't buy your shiit quality product anyway.

I understand and get the animosity for the corporations. Why no animosity for the Government that facilitates the exploitation?