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Re:New Perk for Fast-Food Workers: Finish a Shift, Get Cash ... by gexla on Saturday May 18, 2019 @12:48AM (#19945709)
They earned that money. What they do with it is their business. However, waiting most of a week or two can be a huge issue if you have immediate problems which can be solved with small amounts of cash.
Re:New Perk for Fast-Food Workers: Finish a Shift, Get Cash ... by philwelch on Saturday May 18, 2019 @05:32AM (#19946523)
This is why saving money is a fairly sensible life strategy. If you can’t keep 1-2 days of income in savings, it’s unlikely you will react responsibly if you’re paid on a daily basis.
Re:New Perk for Fast-Food Workers: Finish a Shift, Get Cash ... by gexla on Saturday May 18, 2019 @02:16PM (#19948852)
What about new hires who haven't had employment and ran through whatever savings they may have had? Another scenario is that one emergency can wipe out a month of savings when you are low income.
Re:New Perk for Fast-Food Workers: Finish a Shift, Get Cash ... by philwelch on Saturday May 18, 2019 @08:19PM (#19950535)
If it wipes out a month of savings, a days income isn’t going to make a dent.
Re:New Perk for Fast-Food Workers: Finish a Shift, Get Cash ... by gexla on Monday May 20, 2019 @08:49AM (#19959809)
It doesn't need to make a dent. It just needs to put food in an empty stomach. After your emergency has taken every cent you have saved (in the month savings scenario) then a payment that same day will feed you.
Re:New Perk for Fast-Food Workers: Finish a Shift, Get Cash ... by philwelch on Monday May 20, 2019 @10:53PM (#19967249)
Sure, there just aren't very many emergencies (other than someone literally stealing your money) that actually work that way. Most people are far more likely to get themselves into some kind of emergency getting paid every day than they are to get themselves out of one.