My heart goes out to all those fast food workers protesting for higher wages, but I’m sad to have to watch them experience the harsh lesson in real-world economics that’s about to hit home. By taking to the streets and demanding $15 / hr. in wages, fast food workers are unintentionally making themselves economically obsolete. They are, in essence, guaranteeing their own unemployment. Sadly, few of the protesters realize this. Nor will they realize why they are being fired when that day soon arrives. Entry-level fast food workers, after all, tend to have relatively little knowledge of how business really works, where money comes from, where money goes and why no private sector business can stay in business for very long if its operating costs exceed its income. Fast food workers have a tough life. Getting by on anything less than $10 / hour is almost impossible these days. The relentless debasement of the U. S. currency by the Federal Reserve (the global banking cartel) has caused mass price inflation across the board, and that’s why food costs more, housing costs more, cars costs more and clothing costs more. Even pursuing an education costs way more than it should these days, too. It’s no wonder fast food workers are desperate to fight for higher wages, but the raw truth of the situation is that a $15 / hour wage mandate would simply cause many fast food companies to close their doors and go out of business. There’s very little profit margin in the fast food industry, and businesses can’t simply raise their menu prices because “low cost food” is the primary reason why people buy fast food in the first place.
This post was published at Natural News on Saturday, September 06, 2014.
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