McDonalds. When I think of McDonalds of course the first thing that comes to mind is, Big Mac,
Large fries and a Milkshake, but to the employees of McDonalds it’s a much bigger picture.
Have to ever drove out of a mcdolads “drive thru” and thought about the employee that just
served you a meal? Do you know that McDonald’s employees are making 7.35 hour? Well it’s a
shocking fact. McDonalds and many other fast food chain restaurants are profiting each year in
big part due to the minimum wages they offer employees. I myself was an employee working at
McDonalds, and for the amount of work required, making more than minimum wage is
justifiable. On average …show more content…
(7.35) hourly.1
Could you live and support a family making minimum wages?
I researched this question and came up with this responds. The answer is no. You cannot support a
family making minimum wages. My reasoning is simple, normal employee makes (7.35) an hour,
equaling roughly over (15.000) a year per. An average 2 bedroom apartment is Philadelphia is approx.
700 dollars per mouth, equaling a total of (8400$) per year. Simple math, subtract the total rent from
the salary leaving you with a total of (6600) dollars. (15,000-8400=6600) now let’s subtract …show more content…
Considering those
numbers are accurate, Could a normal family survive with the remainder of the salary considering I did
not subtract the federal income tax deducted from the initial salary? So to answer my question, No. you
could not support a family making minimum wage.
Should McDonalds employees deserves to make 15 dollars and hour?
I thought about this question long and hard and my answer is no, I don’t believe McDonalds employees
or any other fast food establishment should pay their employees 15 dollars an hour. 15 dollars an hour
is a pretty substantial increase from minimum wage and the affects from an increase that large could
have a major impact to our economy. I do believe fast-food employees deserve a fair wage of maybe