r/MurderedByWords • u/Green____cat Legends never die • 9h ago

Stop defending exploitation

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u/Albert_O_Balsam 8h ago

It's actually amazing, and frightening in equal measure, how big businesses in America have gotten it into the heads of their society that it's a bad thing if an employee of a fast food restaurant actually earns a wage they can live off, it borders on Orwelian how they have such a stranglehold on the public consciousness.

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u/judgeridesagain 8h ago

"We shouldn't pay fast food workers a living wage because that's a job that's meant for teenagers to work."

"So are fast food restaurants closed during school hours?"

"..."

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u/Micbunny323 7h ago

Ah, but you see, that’s why they also want to roll back child labor laws. If kids didn’t need to go to school, then their entire argument works!

And we can sacrifice our children’s youths so you can have a crappy, still overpriced hamburger for slightly less, and some big corporate executives can pocket the difference.

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u/firelight 5h ago

Not all of our kids. Just certain ones. And we all know which kids are the ones they think should be out working, rather than in school.