tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post5860895415450590449..comments2023-10-26T03:39:34.927-04:00Comments on USCCB Blog: If McDonald’s Can’t See How To Live on Minimum Wage, Who Can?Matt Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831806518934060560noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-31252128853754673942013-08-21T14:01:34.574-04:002013-08-21T14:01:34.574-04:00Well said, Molly. The way I figure it, the minimu...Well said, Molly. The way I figure it, the minimum wage has gone down 25% in purchasing power in 50 years. In 1963 the minimum wage was $1.25. It it had kept up with inflation, it would now be over $9.00 an hour Fifty years ago the March on Washington asked the minimum wage be raised to $2.00 an hour. If it had been raised and adjusted for inflation, it would now be almost $15 an hour. Fr. Ernie Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12316458047539105469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-18360925727661120912013-08-14T14:52:52.927-04:002013-08-14T14:52:52.927-04:00Up until very recently, I doubt that it ever even ...Up until very recently, I doubt that it ever even occurred to anyone that a minimum-wage job at McDonald's was supposed to pay enough to support a family. It was traditionally an entry-level position for high school students, some of whom were ambitious and hard-working enough to become better paid management trainees and eventually highly-paid managers. Others left to go to college or pursueJim Belnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893773836658344438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-39772777055758966422013-08-14T14:48:08.288-04:002013-08-14T14:48:08.288-04:00This is exactly what's wrong with the way Amer...This is exactly what's wrong with the way American's process things. Oh no! Something's wrong! Let's pass a law, that will fix it: let's raise minimum wages! Then everything gets more expensive, and everyone looses. Brilliant! Really, instead of trying to pass the buck up, we need to ask about Terrance. How can we help Terrance acquire more skills and get a better job. Then weDouglas Naadenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219210297788787751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-49497837701724494622013-08-14T13:17:04.478-04:002013-08-14T13:17:04.478-04:00"To have and not give is in some cases worse ..."To have and not give is in some cases worse than stealing" Marie Von Ebnereschenbach (1830-1916, Austrian writer)<br /><br />Christ said the poor will always be with you, why? Because without the poor the rich cannot be saved. Bishop Sheen Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07100663252204308026noreply@blogger.com