Minimum wage: $15 NOW!; or 15... eventually

xoxoxoBruce · 01-29-2015, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

From your link, what the hell is the difference between the duties of a Host vs a Hostess? Different pay and different pay range.

Spexxvet · 01-29-2015, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

From your link, what the hell is the difference between the duties of a Host vs a Hostess? Different pay and different pay range.

It's gender discrimination

Lamplighter · 01-29-2015, 03:48 PM

Since "minimum wage" varies across the US, maybe the following pic's and table will add some perspective:

While the individual states set their own "state minimum wage" levels,
these levels must meed or exceed the "federal minimum wage" each year.

The 2015 "federal minimum wage" will bring some state levels up to $8.05, and others up to $8.50.
Other states (in green) will exceed this federal mark.

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If I use the "I Love It" McDonalds wage scale in the US, their "team" average is ~ $8.16 / hr.
At 8 hr/day, 5 days/week/ 50 weeks/yr, this amounts to $16,320 per year.

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Then I compare that yearly income with the Federal Poverty standards:

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As I read all this, a household of 2 parents, each working full time for McDonalds,
falls below the poverty line as soon as they have their first child,
(and without zero-cost child-care it means they are working separate shifts)
and essentially each employee on the McDonalds "team" is Medicaid-eligible from the git-go.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-29-2015, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

If I use the "I Love It" McDonalds wage scale in the US, their "team" average is ~ $8.16 / hr.
At 8 hr/day, 5 days/week/ 50 weeks/yr, this amounts to $16,320 per year.

Then I compare that yearly income with the Federal Poverty standards:

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...and essentially each employee on the McDonalds "team" is Medicaid-eligible from the git-go.

Not the single, your calculation of $16,320 just misses the $16,105 threshold... unless he takes some sick days.

Lamplighter · 01-29-2015, 06:44 PM

Oooops... you're right.

How about saying the bloak got no pay for the days he stayed home sick with the measles ?

01-29-2015, 03:48 PM	#3
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Lamplighter Since "minimum wage" varies across the US, maybe the following pic's and table will add some perspective: While the individual states set their own "state minimum wage" levels, these levels must meed or exceed the "federal minimum wage" each year. The 2015 "federal minimum wage" will bring some state levels up to $8.05, and others up to $8.50. Other states (in green) will exceed this federal mark. If I use the "I Love It" McDonalds wage scale in the US, their "team" average is ~ $8.16 / hr. At 8 hr/day, 5 days/week/ 50 weeks/yr, this amounts to $16,320 per year. Then I compare that yearly income with the Federal Poverty standards: As I read all this, a household of 2 parents, each working full time for McDonalds, falls below the poverty line as soon as they have their first child, (and without zero-cost child-care it means they are working separate shifts) and essentially each employee on the McDonalds "team" is Medicaid-eligible from the git-go.

01-29-2015, 06:44 PM	#5
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Oooops... you're right. How about saying the bloak got no pay for the days he stayed home sick with the measles ?

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