welfare vs wages

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Originally Posted by Danzig

the hours have been cut, for some time. i found it interesting that not just the minimum wage, but all wages have not kept up with the pace of inflation, etc. but then, we've known for some time that wages have been stagnant.

it seems to me that as the last few decades have gone by, govt has started doing more, and corporations have done less for their employees. it's not as tho mcdonalds (for example) has lower profits to go along with lower pay. same with exxon/mobil and many others. record profits for years, while we see entitlement spending grow, with workers not making enough to get by on their own.
so, which came first? as entitlements came along, starting with ss, and then medicare and medicaid, did businesses start going 'hey...' we can grow profits, the govt has a safety net for where we leave off?
this isn't something that has just suddenly happened.

I don't see where entitlement spending and record profits are related. McDonalds as far as I know has always paid min wage because the vast majority of its jobs are unskilled. They aren't making 'record profits' because they are "underpaying" the employees. How many other fast food businesses have failed despite paying the same wages?

I don't think most reasonable people have a problem with entitlements per say. The problem arises with abuse and the ever expanding designation of who 'deserves' what.