Description: Sylvia Allegretto, Labour Economist at University of California, Berkley, discusses the high public costs of paying low wage to fast food employees: it costs U.S. public $7 billion dollars to compensate these employees. More than half of fast food employees are enrolled in U.S. public programs.
Source: CBC
Date: Oct 18 2013
Video link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2412964620/
Questions for Discussion:
- How does this new research influence the ongoing debate of low wages to fast food workers?
- In light of this new research, is there now a strong case for increasing wages of fast food workers?
- Can you think of counter arguments to the implications of this research?
- What are some of the public benefits that fast food workers are availing of?
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