Yesterday (August 29), fast food workers in 50 cities held marches and protests demanding their pay be raised from minimum wage to $15 per hour - more than double minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. These were not teenagers who worked part-time or during the summer; these were adults whose wages support their families. According to Headline News this morning, the average fast food worked makes around $18,000-19,000 per year - well below the poverty level for a single income home.
What do you think? Should fast food workers be paid above minimum wage? How much? Should minimum wage be raised?
Read the following articles and blog posts, then make an informed and thoughtful comment. I have tried to include links that support both sides of the debate. Consider both sides before commenting.
L.A. Times "Fast-food fight: Living wage or invitation to robots? Twitter debates"
Reuters "Trying to raise a family on a fast-food salary"
St. Louis Beacon "Beaconomics: Facts and figures behind debate over minimum wage"
Policymic "Fast Food Strikes Proves Why the Minimum Wage Is a Disaster"
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