McJobs: This is Why Unemployment is Down

They're hiring more and more people because more and more people can not afford anything more than a 99 cent hamburger to eat. Do you realize that even one meager size hamburger is one eight of their hourly wage, and one hamburger isn't going to sustain anyone.

Buckle down and get through Hamburger College and you could make that $11.00/hr.
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Isn't hiring and pay up to franchisees who own more than 3/4 of the restaurants?

You can't live on $8.25 an hour either. The majority of the jobs being "created" in this economy are just these kind of jobs. This is the kind of "recovery" corporations have dreamed of for decades. I'd be willing to bet that after the next "financial crises" they will want to cut back the minimum wage to 1980's levels so that companies can "create"
the jobs that "hard working Americans want and need". Sound familiar?

As an aside, one of my "favorite" bushII quotes. During a town hall meeting bush was talking to woman about her current situation. When she told him she had to work 3 jobs to make ends meet, bush said," You work 3 jobs to make ends meet? That's great! Isn't that uniquely American?" You can say that again asshole. That is definitely "uniquely American".

They should change the name of Huffinton post to the Fluffington Post. This isn't news. This is shilling for another mega corporation.

I don't see anything wrong with McDonald's creating jobs. Unfortunately for them it accentuates the fact that finding a job that pays a living wage and benefits is getting next to impossible to find. The reason for this is, of course, "outsourcing", specifically from countries whose workers used to be well paid.
Ostensibly, the goal of outsourcing is to drive down the price of things. However, a secondary, less mentioned intent is to drive down the wages of better paid workers to those of workers in China and India. Once this happens the final part of the plan can be implemented, specifically encouraging the worlds workers to undercut each other for the jobs that are available. A capitalistic wet dream so to speak.

Ultimately of course, the entire plan is doomed to failure for a couple of reasons.
First, it's the seething unwashed masses who buy stuff. If you pay them dirt, they can't afford to buy the stuff that is being produced. That means less profit for corporations resulting in the need to cut wages even further. If you play this out in your mind this economic death spiral can have only one result, revolution. Do corporations understand this? On some level, I believe they do, but like the blinding greed that caused the housing bubble to pop, they think the developing crisis will happen to someone else.

This whole situation is sad because with a greater foresight and a less greed, it could be avoided such that everyone would benefit. If the business world strove to bring INCREASE the wages of overseas workers to bring them into line with US wages, people would be able to afford more and corporations could raise their prices ensuring continued profitability i.e. an upward economic spiral.

But history has proven the opposite, the greedy only get greedier, not only for money but the perceived power to control others. The need to control others is a trait I suspect that's ultimately tied to primal mating privileges and consequently is extremely difficult, if not impossible to control, but that's another story.

McDonalds is one of the many companies who received a waiver from the government concerning Obamas Healthcare bill.
$8/hr is not a "living wage" but what should it be and do you have any idea what the impact to purchasers will be? Does anyone here expect to make 50K a year sliding hamburgers over the counter?? McDonalds at that wage level is not a career path. Unless one aspires to say "Do you want fries with that" for the rest of their working life either go into management or go back to school. McDonalds provides a starting point for people who wish to have a job. In that regard it is very valuable. Don't expect to start at the top. Perhaps that is what is wrong today. Everyone expects equal results, no one wants to pay their dues.

so? McDonald's has a high turnover- that's why they have to hire so many people. Nobody but the mindless undead works at McDonald's more than a year or two

Republican Stimulus Package.

They could be firing 50,000 people. I agree $8 per hour is not a living wage unless your a teenager living at home.

"but such hiring is typical in the lead up to the busy summer months"

Spin stories much?

$8.00 per hour after taxes is still poverty level wages and from what I've read if employees want health insurance coverage they can almost afford some that McD's offers....... very little coverage and big deductibles up front.

Way to go, Micky D's! You're creating a uniquely American lifestyle whereby families are given the chance to share quality time together by competing for jobs and/or working at the same local. Would make a great Reality TV show--call it SOMETHINGS ALWAYS COOKING AT RONALD'S--with story lines that teach great moral, social, and financial lessons: car pooling cuts down on greenhouse emissions by using less gasoline; buying off the dollar menu is penny wise albeit pound(s) foolish, and the like. Great marketing opportunities, too: family portrait tee shirts, cups, mugs, and the new board game Living on $8 an Hour. So glad you and Wally Mart willingly and freely support the core values of our country.

What's wrong with becoming a McDonald's manager? I know someone who went from working at the counter, to shift manager, to store manager, to owning three McDonalds with partners.

McShitNuggets!!! I would bet a dime to a dollar that they are using KROGER meat.... For all the Billions of burgers they have sold, that's still not enough to feed their appetite??? For all the millions they poison everday, that's still not enough????

I want to see the top CEO get by on $8.00 an hour!!! I am Truly Disgusted at just about every Damned Thing....

Good Night you wonderful people.....

"This is why unemployment is down" and debt is higher than ever!
They forgot to say that.

McShitBurgers...

Screw McDevils.

Wow! $8.00 an hour is enough to support a family of 4. What a joke!

what a great system...

-- ranging from restaurant crew to managers -- on April 19.

Ok so they said this 15 days from now, talk about letter from the near future!

Go figure!