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Re:McDonald's Can't Figure Out How Its Workers Survive on Mi... by Jd on Wednesday July 17, 2013 @09:03AM (#6057382)
It seems like McDonald's was providing an additional service for its low pay workers, so it seems a bit rude for the Atlantic to jump on them. Clearly it is difficult to live on $1K/m but I'm sure its possible -- I've done it myself ($300/rent $60/utils $180/food $150/books). Eventually I saved up and bought a car for $700.

The real question is why someone making only $1K post-tax had an apartment that costs $600 a month.

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Re:McDonald's Can't Figure Out How Its Workers Survive on Mi... by ontoillogical on Wednesday July 17, 2013 @09:14AM (#6057451)
The fact that you think that your student budget is applicable to single parents is laughable. $600 is really low for rent in a lot of places.

And before you say that someone making so little should move to a rural area where their minimum wage will amount to a higher standard of living, let me point out that NYC has McDonald's too.

7.25/hr is not a living wage. http://www.fastfoodforward.org/en/

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Re:McDonald's Can't Figure Out How Its Workers Survive on Mi... by Jd on Wednesday July 17, 2013 @09:19AM (#6057474)
I fail to see where in the original article it mentioned any costs relative to parenting. So turning this to talk about the costs of single parenting seems a non sequitur.

also, when you say 7.25/hr is not a living wage, I think you have to take into account the location. In NYC you are right. However in many parts of the world this would be considered a very good wage. Cities generally deal with this by raising the minimum wage within the city, something I think is a very good policy.

Btw, in my original example I wasn't living in a rural area.

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Re:McDonald's Can't Figure Out How Its Workers Survive on Mi... by doktrin on Wednesday July 17, 2013 @09:21AM (#6057490)
This attitude reeks of privileged condescension.
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