That is simply not true.
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Glad we could agree.
As someone who has worked both in restaurants and in a car factory, respectfully, you are uninformed. Much harder work in an auto plant.
Compelling commentary! Thanks!!
Already addressed this!
The job requirements/responsibilities of âlow-skillâ jobs are much different in 2021 than they were in the 60s/70s/80s.
Same. Doesnât mean that those should be the only options for said cogs.
Pfft, not much has changed in restaurant work. And it hasnât been that long since I was in a position to know.
Sure, some took advantage. It doesnât explain what we are see in the job market though.
The extra money doesnât wash out of the system over night.
Everyone keeps talking about UE, but no one seems to care about the last Biden check coming this month.
Surely everyone has kids that live at home. 
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Oh right, arenât we paying out 350 a month per kid now too?
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Correction: Itâs not the presidents saying so. Itâs the BLS stats. If you have a problem with that, bring it up to them not POTUS.
Allan
Did you get paid to do manual labor, or were you sitting around playing on your phone for an 8 hour shift? Because every time I roll past McDonalds, there are 2 lines around the store and the employees are busting their asses WORKING. And itâs not 10 people standing at a grill flipping burgers.
Why is stressful, manual labor less deserving of an honest dayâs pay just because itâs deemed âlow skillâ? Not even that, but why do we justify paying people who WORK HARD as little as possible?
I think what weâre seeing right now goes beyond the boring UE talking point. With the cost of everything going up, people are going to be choosier now when looking for employment. Theyâre not going to accept being treated like â â â â for â â â â wages.
The places that perpetually have just hiring signs in their windows, that have to close their doors 2-3 days a week? Thereâs a reason places like that are desperate right now.
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I think itâs 250 per. Iâve been getting 750 checks for the last few months.
Did any libs even start a thread complaining about how arrogant it is for the Kid Sniffer to put his name on those checks? Isnât that raising the (D)eficit or something?
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Umm, McDonalds was plenty busy when I worked there as a kid. And the reason the pay is low is because you can train anyone to do it in a day or two. Virtually nobody stays a McDonalds burger flipper their whole lives.
That can be said of a plethora of âhigh skilledâ jobs.
When you were a kid, a quarter could get a movie ticket a burger combo. Wages havenât kept up since then.
Not having to make change.
Using icons instead of words.
Skilled labor.
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Thatâs not true either.
Why have prices risen? What drives them up? We had a good discussion about this the other day.
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While I agree with this sentiment, the reality is that our economy is driven by spending. If people canât afford to take their families to McDonaldâs or the mom and pop restaurants, then it doesnât matter what the burger flipper makes. McDonaldâs, and especially those mom and pop businesses will not hire and/ or close. When the government artificially raises wages, and increases taxes on businesses, EVERYONE is affected by higher costs which leads to a downward hit on the economy.
It is not a function of government to create jobs or equity. Redistribution of money ALWAYS results in misery for a population, it NEVER raises society up.
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Please remember that all labor department numbers are fake during a dem presidency.
