Universal Basic Income; 'bout time or batshit crazy?

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so you'd pay $15 for a big mac so the dude fuckin up your order can make $20 while he pushes a button? tough sell there bud

mcfuckery shouldn't be allowed to operate like it does

 

[Lucky Luke]

Funny how audience minimum wages are well over twice that of the US, but Big Macs still cost the same. Why?

Because labor is a tiny fraction of the cost of producing that burger; there's building rent, utilities, food cost, marketing, compliance, taxes, etc.

Yet if people made twice what they do at minimum wage, there would be more customers and McDonald's would see increased profits!

This is why the right wing's economics are all wrong.

and good old competition..more money in the economy means more businesses meaning more competition.

 

[ttystikk]

so you'd pay $15 for a big mac so the dude fuckin up your order can make $20 while he pushes a button? tough sell there bud

Ah, so denigrating the job in order to justify exploiting the worker.

You're a real live credit to your fellow man.

 

[UncleBuck]

so you'd pay $15 for a big mac so the dude fuckin up your order can make $20 while he pushes a button? tough sell there bud

he lives in australia where the people making the big macs get paid $20 an hour.

their big macs cost the exact same as ours.

you are literally mentally retarded.

 

[ttystikk]

mcfuckery shouldn't be allowed to operate like it does

Nevermind Wal-Mart;
Wages low enough that workers qualify for Medicaid and food stamps amounts to a subsidy for underpaying them.

Such a lovely way to treat your employees, isn't it?

 

[ttystikk]

he lives in australia where the people making the big macs get paid $20 an hour.

their big macs cost the exact same as ours.

you are literally mentally retarded.

No, he's just stupid. He's trying to justify a failed economic theory by ignoring all evidence to the contrary.

 

[Lucky Luke]

Nevermind Wal-Mart;
Wages low enough that workers qualify for Medicaid and food stamps amounts to a subsidy for underpaying them.

Such a lovely way to treat your employees, isn't it?

and unlike Macdonalds most of their product comes from overseas...

 

[visajoe1]

Funny how audience minimum wages are well over twice that of the US, but Big Macs still cost the same. Why?

Because labor is a tiny fraction of the cost of producing that burger; there's building rent, utilities, food cost, marketing, compliance, taxes, etc.

Yet if people made twice what they do at minimum wage, there would be more customers and McDonald's would see increased profits!

This is why the right wing's economics are all wrong.

labor is the largest expense in any business, ask anyone in business. im in one of the most expensive cities in the world to live and do business (LA), and lease expense is still 30-40% less than monthly labor expense.

you have no clue what you are talking about

 

[Lucky Luke]

labor is the largest expense in any business, ask anyone in business. im in one of the most expensive cities in the world to live and do business (LA), and lease expense is still 30-40% less than monthly labor expense.

you have no clue what you are talking about

So your Big mac in LA must be $20?.............

 

[ttystikk]

labor is the largest expense in any business, ask anyone in business. im in one of the most expensive cities in the world to live and do business (LA), and lease expense is still 30-40% less than monthly labor expense.

you have no clue what you are talking about

Nope. No clue at all; BS in business administration and entrepreneurship, experience in finance, sales, accounting, services and industrial firms.

Every business model has a different mix of labor vs other costs. Ever wonder why services are so expensive in America? I bet not, because you aren't smart enough to think for yourself, let alone get curious about such things.

Nope, I'm clueless. Ya got me.

 

[visajoe1]

lol..we already been there.

Min wage in Australia is approx $20 an hr.

Big mac in Australia is 20% smaller than America but is also 20% cheaper..so the price is the SAME but the avg wage is DOUBLE...meaning they can sell MORE big Macs cause more people can afford them..

wrong. their min wage is $17.70 AUD, which is 13.38 USD. the shrinking of the patties would make sense to keep costs down...
for the record as of 12/2016 big mac in australia is 3.94 for the aforementioned smaller serving size

https://spoonuniversity.com/place/big-mac-from-mcdonalds-costs-around-the-world

 

[ttystikk]

and unlike Macdonalds most of their product comes from overseas...

What does this have to do with anything?

Domestic manufacture if all that stuff would create American jobs by the millions.

Tell us why that isn't worth paying an extra 15% for.

 

[visajoe1]

Nope. No clue at all; BS in business administration and entrepreneurship, experience in finance, sales, accounting, services and industrial firms.

Every business model has a different mix of labor vs other costs. Ever wonder why services are so expensive in America? I bet not, because you aren't smart enough to think for yourself, let alone get curious about such things.

Nope, I'm clueless. Ya got me.

and charges pending for growing herb, after walking the police through your house, and then getting ratted out by the power company? did i get that all right?

yep, you're a fuckin genius.

 

[ttystikk]

wrong. their min wage is $17.70 AUD, which is 13.38 USD. the shrinking of the patties would make sense to keep costs down...
for the record as of 12/2016 big mac in australia is 3.94 for the aforementioned smaller serving size

https://spoonuniversity.com/place/big-mac-from-mcdonalds-costs-around-the-world

True. Americans do need the extra big grease ball so as to remain the world's fattest society.

3.94 but you forgot to convert to American dollars.

 

[ttystikk]

and charges pending for growing herb, after walking the police through your house, and then getting ratted out by the power company? did i get that all right?

yep, you're a fuckin genius.

Resorting to personal attacks because you lost the debate.

Definitely a sign of a weak mind.

 

[Lucky Luke]

What does this have to do with anything?

Domestic manufacture if all that stuff would create American jobs by the millions.

Tell us why that isn't worth paying an extra 15% for.

I just meant that MacDonalds uses all Australian food here, im assuming they do their as well. This does help the countries business's Walmart gets nearly everything from China which doesnt help the country's business's

 

[UncleBuck]

wrong. their min wage is $17.70 AUD, which is 13.38 USD. the shrinking of the patties would make sense to keep costs down...
for the record as of 12/2016 big mac in australia is 3.94 for the aforementioned smaller serving size

https://spoonuniversity.com/place/big-mac-from-mcdonalds-costs-around-the-world

$13.38 is basically double our min wage, shit for brains.

 

[visajoe1]

What does this have to do with anything?

Domestic manufacture if all that stuff would create American jobs by the millions.

Tell us why that isn't worth paying an extra 15% for.

one of the largest beef companies in the US is in detroit, supplying some of the brands you probably bitch about for not paying a "living wage"

 

[Lucky Luke]

True. Americans do need the extra big grease ball so as to remain the world's fattest society.

3.94 but you forgot to convert to American dollars.

he also forgot that I used the word "about"
and didnt mention the extra income the workers get from penalty rates...which could mean they get 3 times the hrly rate.

 

[visajoe1]

So your Big mac in LA must be $20?.............

no, but it will be about $9 by the time the $15/hr laws are in full effect in 2021. will you make 50% more by then?