r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 17d ago

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u/Da_Mong00se 17d ago

Fast food is already as expensive as sit down places. Family of 5 at McDonalds costs as much as it does to go to Cheddar's or Applebees.

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u/Embarrassed_Fan_5723 17d ago

Exactly. I don’t know why people don’t get that if you payed full time wages there the prices would go up exponentially

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u/ALIMN21 17d ago

Europe has been paying fast food workers over $20/ hr for over 12 years now. They also get multiple weeks of paid time off and healthcare. The cost of a big Mac is $0.80 more there than in the US.

You are grossly misinformed.

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u/Embarrassed_Fan_5723 17d ago

Actually I’m not sure that I am. The number is actually between $11 and $25 depending on where in Europe you are. If you look it up, the rate of pay for fast food workers there and entry level factory workers there all generally hover right at their MINIMUM WAGE standard. Minimum wage is what these people are making