Leonard Pitt's 'Mcbudget' An Insult To Those Living In Poverty
How can leaders of such large companies, who make millions, try and tell their minimum wage employees how to live on so little? Leonard Pitts Jr., the author of “’McBudget’ an insult to those living in poverty” takes his stance on this as he talks about McDonalds controversial ideas and guidelines for how to live on so little. He points out that the employees may only be getting a mere $8.25 per hour and that they may not even be getting the full 40 hours per week of pay. It seems that another point the author was making was how much the CEO of McDonalds actually makes. He includes that according to Wall Street Journal, CEO Don Thompson earned a compensation package of $13.8 million last year, which is exponentially greater than the minimum
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I’ve worked minimum wage jobs myself and knew I could never afford to live on my own with just that job. While the budget does have some accuracy in it, my issue lies within its flaws. I know from personal experience that you can’t expect for everything to go smoothly and not to have bad days, months, or even years. An unexpected financial burden can come crashing down on you at any moment and I’d have to agree with the author that this budget does not take this risk into account. Whether it be car trouble or accidents, hospitalization or medical care in general, or a birthday where you feel obligated to purchase a gift. You may have had all your bills taken care of, but what’s left after? Maybe all that’s left is only $200 dollars to carry you through the rest of the month. It just doesn’t work and it adds so much stress to your life. On the contrary, it is my firm belief that you cannot live on minimum wage, but you can get yourself into better places with some hard work and dedication. Growing within a company, in this case McDonald’s, is just one way to grow financially. Overall, I feel that living on the “McBudget”, that leaves you with just a couple hundred dollars left over at the end of each month, really isn’t living at
I’ve worked minimum wage jobs myself and knew I could never afford to live on my own with just that job. While the budget does have some accuracy in it, my issue lies within its flaws. I know from personal experience that you can’t expect for everything to go smoothly and not to have bad days, months, or even years. An unexpected financial burden can come crashing down on you at any moment and I’d have to agree with the author that this budget does not take this risk into account. Whether it be car trouble or accidents, hospitalization or medical care in general, or a birthday where you feel obligated to purchase a gift. You may have had all your bills taken care of, but what’s left after? Maybe all that’s left is only $200 dollars to carry you through the rest of the month. It just doesn’t work and it adds so much stress to your life. On the contrary, it is my firm belief that you cannot live on minimum wage, but you can get yourself into better places with some hard work and dedication. Growing within a company, in this case McDonald’s, is just one way to grow financially. Overall, I feel that living on the “McBudget”, that leaves you with just a couple hundred dollars left over at the end of each month, really isn’t living at