A bit of propaganda attempted by the Guardian. Ot of that gross sales of 950, the company has to pay...
She earned around $12.35($9.50 + 30%) of which she may have received about $7.13 ($9.50 - 25%). The article says she took home $76 which means the article either ignored taxes or she makes more than $9.50.
Either way, if she is an economic slave it is to all of the various government taxes she is paying. Which, after she collects her $7/hr,!she will pay even more taxes.
The left wants to raise wages by fiat the populist want to raise them by restricting or taxing imports. Neither seem interested in cutting the taxes of the wage earner or the company that provides the job.
Let’s see. $950 minus labor. So let’s raise her pay 50% to $15.00/hr. Labor goes from %76.00 to $114.00. So now labor is 114/950 or 12%. A 4% increase. So Popeyes increase prices 4% and that is a catastrophe to you people?
taxes, social security ... the government gets both the employee’s share and the employer’s share of FICA, Medicare.
Does the government provide value for the share they are getting?
The employee provides labor for the wages. The utility companies provide gas, water, electric. The landlord provides a building. The wholesalers provide the raw food.
Is the government running a con? Is the government ripping off that Popeyes worker?
Cut taxes on the working poor. At the same time cut welfare.
You’re right, propaganda.
For one thing, the story says they are at half their normal staff. Left unsaid... what is the usual staff number? Two, five?
If Fran is ‘doing all the jobs herself’ - IMO she deserves a raise, as she’s basically running the company.
However, the store is making under $1000, and if there are typically 4 to 8 employees per shift, I can’t see where the company is making enough to survive for long, what with each employee taking home nearly $80/day. So Fran might be out of a job if she gets a raise.