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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts) Wed Sep 25, 2013, 07:41 PM Sep 2013

Burger Flipping Should Pay $15 An Hour - Reagan Redefined It Manufacturing.

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Burger Flipping Should Pay $15 An Hour - Reagan Redefined It Manufacturing. (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Sep 2013 OP

if it goes up to $15 will the service get better? NightWatcher Sep 2013 #1

I'll settle for $13 at a minimum Prophet 451 Sep 2013 #2

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

1. if it goes up to $15 will the service get better?

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2013, 07:48 PM

Sep 2013

Some places have great service, others have very lacking service.

Prophet 451

(9,796 posts)

2. I'll settle for $13 at a minimum

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2013, 08:16 PM

Sep 2013

I worked out a while ago that, assuming a 40-hour week, it took roughly $13 an hour to bring a family of three above the federal poverty limit.

That said, I've worked fast food and, considering how high-pressure it is, $15 or more seems reasonable to me.

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