If folks don't like the pay, they will find other work. Non-issue.
If folks don't like the pay, they will find other work. Non-issue.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
Responses like yours is exactly what wins elections for the ruling Socialist Workers Party (PT) and the Communist Party of Brasil (PC do B) [part of the ruling coalition]. Wages/Salaries in Brazil are 1/3 or less than a similar job in the US ACROSS PROFESSIONS. The money being spent to employ someone is close in the US versus Brazil, however in Brazil, most of payroll gets sent to the government.
Here is what wins elections in Brazil: This guy's winning election slogan was "Vote for the idiot: ME"
Elections are based on reactions, not votes?
Weird.
employees accepting low wages is exactly why employers keep offering low wages.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
This is exactly the cause of illegal immigration. In Mexico, wages are kept low by companies working in collusion. Which is why 10 percent of the population make 90 percent of the income. And why police and other government officials are easily bribed by drug cartels.
If every employer offers 25 cents an hour, workers have pretty much no choice. And we are often talking 12 hour days, not our 40 hour week. And under dangerous work conditions. This is not even mentioning the kickbacks many workplaces and workers have to pay to police and drug cartels.
If you have kids, your choice is usually this: Do I work for low wages here, or do I cross the border at a risk, but with the reward of earning 10 to 50 times more?
In much of Latin America the wages are low because THE GOVERNMENT takes the money and the employee never sees it. The the most extreme case is Cuba where the state charges companies absurd rates for services provided by "the people" while paying $20-$30 per month to the people doing the labor. It's SOCIALISM stealing payroll before the employee sees it, NOT companies paying starvation wages.
"when socialism fails, blame capitalism and demand more socialism." - A friend
"You know the difference between libs and right-wingers? Libs STFU when evidence refutes their false beliefs." - Another friend
“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.” - Paulo Coelho
I assume we all understood that the government has to be in on the collusion. I mean here in this country no number of companies could get together and decide to ignore the federal minimum wage, for example. So of course the Mexican government could do the same but don't because they are in on the jig.
"when socialism fails, blame capitalism and demand more socialism." - A friend
"You know the difference between libs and right-wingers? Libs STFU when evidence refutes their false beliefs." - Another friend
“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.” - Paulo Coelho
Just a tad flippant =/
Reminds me of an African production plant for the Giant Tesco (simalar to your WalMart). The workers turn up one day to be told that they had all been fired as a new company had bought the plant (though Ofcourse, the new company was owned by tesco too) the 'good' news for the now unemployed was that the 'new' company was willing to hire all of the old employees with immediate effect, for the small price of a 40% cut in their hourly wage. And if they didn't like it, they could go find another job...
Easy to be flippant when it isn't you and your loved ones lives depending on a wage that isn't good enough, but atleast means you get something.
If you also agree that an animals suffering should be avoided rather than encouraged, consider what steps you can take.
Not flippant. I'm 'FREE'. When the gov't steps in, costs rise, efficiencies drop. When the feds REQUIRE a wage scale, businesses suffer.
The problem is the people willing to sell their work for a low wage. Its as if you believe businesses OWE people a job. Then again, you've been raised in a very restricted, socialist society. Its like you've fallen in love with your captors. I get it.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
You may be right that it's a non-issue if you properly identify the issue. It's not "stingy" McDonald's or other companies. It's evidence that the Brazilian people are willing to sacrifice for social justice to further the goals of the Socialist Worker's Party and Communist Party of Brazil.
Brazilians Sacrificing for Social Justice:
Why should we care what a burger flipper in Brazil earns?
What McDonalds pays here in the US has nothing to do with what they pay in Brazil. Therefor I don't care what they pay in Brazil.
As for who to "blame" for low wages. Blame the workers for being mostly uneducated buffoons who quite simply don't deserve to be paid more. I certainly don't want to pay $12.99 for my number 3 because some idiot who didn't bother to graduate high school wants to earn more money.
"when socialism fails, blame capitalism and demand more socialism." - A friend
"You know the difference between libs and right-wingers? Libs STFU when evidence refutes their false beliefs." - Another friend
“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.” - Paulo Coelho