valerie wrote: It never does any good to raise the minimum wage. It's almost a joke.

They usually say the minimum wage will go up slowly over the course of a few years.
That gives the employers time to restructure and revamp. In the mean time, while
the small business owner closes down and other mom and pop joints let employees
go, prices go on the rise every where.

So don't be fooled. It's one of those things that initially sound good but it always
bites you on the.....you know where, before you know it.

A lot of company becaming greedy. they want take over the world. Now Fast Food restaurant want to be like starbucks. Wal-mart want to be one shop grocery store. Mcdonald try sell fried chicken compete KFC. Mcdonald try to sell pizza compete domino pizza and pizza hut. American became lazy because they are happy with working mininum wage. But the rest of the world want come to American to get education and get higher pay.

American became spoil brats since our mininum wages can be ablle to buy a car, tv, iphone and other. Compare the third world country mininum wages. You can't afford to buy latest gadget iphone, tv, and cant afford to eat mcdonald all the time.

You really live in another world OMG

davidbugs wrote:

valerie wrote: It never does any good to raise the minimum wage. It's almost a joke.

They usually say the minimum wage will go up slowly over the course of a few years.
That gives the employers time to restructure and revamp. In the mean time, while
the small business owner closes down and other mom and pop joints let employees
go, prices go on the rise every where.

So don't be fooled. It's one of those things that initially sound good but it always
bites you on the.....you know where, before you know it.

A lot of company becaming greedy. they want take over the world. Now Fast Food restaurant want to be like starbucks. Wal-mart want to be one shop grocery store. Mcdonald try sell fried chicken compete KFC. Mcdonald try to sell pizza compete domino pizza and pizza hut. American became lazy because they are happy with working mininum wage. But the rest of the world want come to American to get education and get higher pay.

American became spoil brats since our mininum wages can be ablle to buy a car, tv, iphone and other. Compare the third world country mininum wages. You can't afford to buy latest gadget iphone, tv, and cant afford to eat mcdonald all the time.

Oh come on now.

How many people in the USA do you see suffering because they don't have a cell phone.

There is noting wrong with competition. Competition is good.

When I started high school I moved to a rural area at a nearby college town. I'll never
forget how there was nothing there but the university and the hospital. There was no
walmart, no target, no major department stores. What there was, was a court square
with little mom and pop stores surrounding it. The prices those people charged for the
most part, was outrageous! In regards to those stores employees, no one worked at them
but MOM and POP and BRO and SIS. In fact, everyone in the community would often
refer to the store as not the stores name but 'Bertha's' or 'Old Man Jones', etc. When
major department stores came to town, all those mom and pops complained and yes
some shut down. Today there is plenty of business around the court square even tho
Walmart, Lowes, Kmart, HomeDepot, and more exist.

Don't get me wrong, I believe Walmart really should pay their employees more than they
presently do. However, most of what I hear in regards to Walmart and Mom and Pop
stores is very one sided. There are plenty of businesses that mom and pop can create
in which they can make a good living with little to no competition from walmart.

The reason why business is booming around that old court square where I once lived,
even tho there is big box stores, is because those mom's and pop's now offer a good
service at a good price.

It works both ways.

Davidbugs got his first cell phone 2 months ago I can say it was a pain for him because he didn't know how to use the SIM card and he was asking how to use it in the phone He told me Americans do not use SIM cards usually.
Of course i didn't believed him

charez wrote: Davidbugs got his first cell phone 2 months ago I can say it was a pain for him because he didn't know how to use the SIM card and he was asking how to use it in the phone He told me Americans do not use SIM cards usually.
Of course i didn't believed him

I am not the only one. Most American does not know what's sim cards? Usa is way behind the rest of the world.

Usa is way behind free health insurance, higher mininum wages, no contract cell phone, lack of competition of broadband.

charez wrote: Davidbugs got his first cell phone 2 months ago I can say it was a pain for him because he didn't know how to use the SIM card and he was asking how to use it in the phone He told me Americans do not use SIM cards usually.
Of course i didn't believed him

How much did Davidbugs pay for that cell phone from the five finger discount guy down by the liquour store.

ProAdCo wrote:

charez wrote: Davidbugs got his first cell phone 2 months ago I can say it was a pain for him because he didn't know how to use the SIM card and he was asking how to use it in the phone He told me Americans do not use SIM cards usually.
Of course i didn't believed him

How much did Davidbugs pay for that cell phone from the five finger discount guy down by the liquour store.

I got a free cell phone from Ringplus. This is not handout. You make a phone call you have to listen 30 second ads.

davidbugs wrote:

charez wrote: Davidbugs got his first cell phone 2 months ago I can say it was a pain for him because he didn't know how to use the SIM card and he was asking how to use it in the phone He told me Americans do not use SIM cards usually.
Of course i didn't believed him

I am not the only one. Most American does not know what's sim cards? Usa is way behind the rest of the world.

Usa is way behind free health insurance, higher mininum wages, no contract cell phone, lack of competition of broadband.

Oh really ? Did you know, you can't use a phone without SIM card.
And you try to make believe Americans don't know what is a SIM card ?

davidbugs wrote:

ProAdCo wrote:

charez wrote: Davidbugs got his first cell phone 2 months ago I can say it was a pain for him because he didn't know how to use the SIM card and he was asking how to use it in the phone He told me Americans do not use SIM cards usually.
Of course i didn't believed him

How much did Davidbugs pay for that cell phone from the five finger discount guy down by the liquour store.

I got a free cell phone from Ringplus. This is not handout. You make a phone call you have to listen 30 second ads.

Davidbugs, you know you qualify for food stamps.

Matter of fact under current conditions with BO, you get paid more from Uncle Barry off your neighbor
for not having a job.

Food Stamps
Welfare Check
Medical

All kinds of stuff for free.. Like 84 different gov't handouts available.

ProAdCo wrote:

charez wrote: Davidbugs got his first cell phone 2 months ago I can say it was a pain for him because he didn't know how to use the SIM card and he was asking how to use it in the phone He told me Americans do not use SIM cards usually.
Of course i didn't believed him

How much did Davidbugs pay for that cell phone from the five finger discount guy down by the liquour store.

something like 50$

davidbugs wrote: Have you notice. If you go your local fast food restaurant? They are offering better deal for you?

Mcdonald 2 For 2 dollars in the dollars menu
Mcdonald 2 For 5 dollars. Big Mac, Quarter Pound, Fish filet

Wendy is offering 4 for 4 Combo Deal

Burger King is offering 5 for 4 Dollars Combo Meal

Hardees is offering 4 Dollars Combo Meal

Now let me see here... a Big Mac / Quarter Pound meal ( comes with small fries and drink ) where I am isn't like the one shown in most US McDo outlets -- it's more like someone just dropped an encyclopedia on it, and left it until you make the order really... it's that flat; the drink is more ice than drink; and the fries... two to three jiggers worth *facepalm*

And that's on Dine-in

It's funny,Mac donald restaurants always reminds me of fixing rooms for real junkies.

And YES!! Mc donalds are really considering closing their business in Scandinavia, Too many demands on healthy choices for their meals,And too much arguing about minimum wages, Way too expensive for MCD.

Stay away if you can, It's complete garbage food.

McDonald's uses a chemical agent in their food that is used to make Yoga Mats.

ProAdCo wrote: McDonald's uses a chemical agent in their food that is used to make Yoga Mats.

Thats probably the closest 90% of Americans will ever get to a yoga mat, so it may count as exercise.

valerie wrote:

davidbugs wrote:

valerie wrote: It never does any good to raise the minimum wage. It's almost a joke.

They usually say the minimum wage will go up slowly over the course of a few years.
That gives the employers time to restructure and revamp. In the mean time, while
the small business owner closes down and other mom and pop joints let employees
go, prices go on the rise every where.

So don't be fooled. It's one of those things that initially sound good but it always
bites you on the.....you know where, before you know it.

A lot of company becaming greedy. they want take over the world. Now Fast Food restaurant want to be like starbucks. Wal-mart want to be one shop grocery store. Mcdonald try sell fried chicken compete KFC. Mcdonald try to sell pizza compete domino pizza and pizza hut. American became lazy because they are happy with working mininum wage. But the rest of the world want come to American to get education and get higher pay.

American became spoil brats since our mininum wages can be ablle to buy a car, tv, iphone and other. Compare the third world country mininum wages. You can't afford to buy latest gadget iphone, tv, and cant afford to eat mcdonald all the time.

Oh come on now.

How many people in the USA do you see suffering because they don't have a cell phone.

There is noting wrong with competition. Competition is good.

When I started high school I moved to a rural area at a nearby college town. I'll never
forget how there was nothing there but the university and the hospital. There was no
walmart, no target, no major department stores. What there was, was a court square
with little mom and pop stores surrounding it. The prices those people charged for the
most part, was outrageous! In regards to those stores employees, no one worked at them
but MOM and POP and BRO and SIS. In fact, everyone in the community would often
refer to the store as not the stores name but 'Bertha's' or 'Old Man Jones', etc. When
major department stores came to town, all those mom and pops complained and yes
some shut down. Today there is plenty of business around the court square even tho
Walmart, Lowes, Kmart, HomeDepot, and more exist.

Don't get me wrong, I believe Walmart really should pay their employees more than they
presently do. However, most of what I hear in regards to Walmart and Mom and Pop
stores is very one sided. There are plenty of businesses that mom and pop can create
in which they can make a good living with little to no competition from walmart.

The reason why business is booming around that old court square where I once lived,
even tho there is big box stores, is because those mom's and pop's now offer a good
service at a good price.

It works both ways.

Why mcdonald paying slave wages 10 dollars a day. but they charge same Combo prices in rich country?

Mcdonald is being greedy. They should lower the price of Mcdonald combo in poor country. The price of big mac combo should be 50 cents since they only pay their employee 10 dollars a day from third world country.

Its all marketing to stay in business at time of recession,KFC has offers here at 50% discount,if they dont have offers they will find it difficult to survive and will have to close down in some places.

OR............Fast Food Prices is increasing in Australia [ but govt lying no inflation in AU so please do not ask for increase in pay ]