welfare vs wages

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Danzig

let's put this another way.

mcdonalds makes billions in profits.

i don't. i don't even make millions, not even tens of thousands in profit.

mcdonalds shouldn't have to pay a living wage.

i should be happy subsidizing their employees by paying taxes that fund food stamps, housing assistance, medicaid, etc?

really?

i vehemently disagree.

but that is the current system. people defend billionaires and their pay scales.
i guess this is the same mindset that says let's pay farmers not to grow crops, and then wonder how to feed the hungry.

McDonalds paid $1.47 billion in taxes (w/o even considering ancillary taxes) on profits of $5.46 billion, making an effective rate of 27%.

Obama/the government spent $2 billion destroying cars over a two month period. A billion a year to Pakistan, another couple billion to Egypt, and a unknown amount to Al Qaida linked Syrian rebels and you're mad at Mickey D's?

Ever hear of the Ronald McDonald house(s)?

BTW How much are we still out on the GM deal?