I agree with you, and I'm not trying to dog on the fast food workers, as a lot of them might not be able to afford college and bills just to live. Do I think they make too little? Yes. Should they make more? Absolutely. There are a lot of people in that industry that work ten times harder than people in industries making $80K a year and just floating through life.
But I don't subscribe to the notion that fast food workers [[or a lot of them) don't have the means or resources to move on to better jobs and a better place in life. You can take 8 or 12 week courses in healthcare, truck driving, skilled trades, etc at a minimal cost and get on a path to making a decent wage. Yea, college is incredibly expensive and that's not an option for everyone, but there are other avenues.
We were all sold the idea of the American Dream. Work hard, pay your dues, and good things will come in the form of good jobs, benefits, nice homes and cars, good schools for the kids, a college education. We've quickly realized it was just a facade. And I think a lot of people are pissed about that.
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