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Gidney N Cloyd

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22. How so?

Reply to Demo_Chris (Reply #19)

Fri Feb 21, 2014, 03:44 PM

Feb 2014

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CEO of Culver's would support minimum wage hike as long as teens have separate min. wage. [View all] TheMightyFavog Feb 2014 OP

Culver's hires a lot of teens and seniors liberal N proud Feb 2014 #1

Not to mention most are only open from 11-9 TheMightyFavog Feb 2014 #4

Turn 18, get fired. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2014 #2

that's exactly it . sure raise the m.w. as long as i get MY cheap labor leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #12

I could agree to this... Wait Wut Feb 2014 #3

Stupid. Simply drives adults out of their job market in favor of teen labor. Scuba Feb 2014 #5

I don't agree. blueamy66 Feb 2014 #13

Watch and see. If there's a two-tiered pay structure, the cheaper labor will dominate. Scuba Feb 2014 #14

I still don't agree. blueamy66 Feb 2014 #16

Think about it ... from a restaurant manager's perspective. Do you want employees .... Scuba Feb 2014 #17

Again, have you ever managed a fast food restaurant? blueamy66 Feb 2014 #20

You may have a point about fast food joints but this would affect a lot more types of businesses. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2014 #21

Okay, I'll give you that. blueamy66 Feb 2014 #26

Would the resteraunt manage to stay in buisnuess... Lancero Feb 2014 #24

exactly blueamy66 Feb 2014 #27

Sure, some. But what's your point? That every single teen is in school? Scuba Feb 2014 #29

The majority are, yes. Lancero Feb 2014 #32

No. Brickbat Feb 2014 #6

if it is the same work, it deserves the same pay. how bout a maximum wage for CEO types? nt msongs Feb 2014 #7

Dumb. JaneyVee Feb 2014 #8

Doesn't the UK do something similar? aikoaiko Feb 2014 #9

I believe Australia does KamaAina Feb 2014 #10

Per wiki: TheMightyFavog Feb 2014 #11

Okay, here's a boycott I can support, as I go into Culver's semi-regularly. bullwinkle428 Feb 2014 #15

Trust me, Culver's won't miss you. blueamy66 Feb 2014 #18

Without a tiered system teens would get priced out of a job. nt Demo_Chris Feb 2014 #19

How so? Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2014 #22

Why hire a 16 year old versus an adult. nt Demo_Chris Feb 2014 #31

You would expect shit to come from the chief asshole at Buttrburgers HereSince1628 Feb 2014 #23

Everyone deserves a higher minimum wage, not just adults. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #25

Australia does this. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2014 #28

I would support this with one provision jmowreader Feb 2014 #30

Sounds like a great way to bring on an age discrimination law suit. MrScorpio Feb 2014 #33

Yea, let's write pay descrimination INTO our laws... TroglodyteScholar Feb 2014 #34