Fast food buycott

[Chuck Dye]

I found the transcript and the quote:

"KYLE KING: I work at the Burger King at 128 Tremont Street. I've been employed there nine years, started out at $8 an hour; and now, after nine years, only making 8.15 an hour. So it's just not cutting it at all."

Nine years in an entry level job?  That's difficult for me to relate to.  It reminds me of the slam against Army recruiting ads,  "Hey, honey, that's all you can be:  in the Army!"  Perhaps Mr. Kyle should look at the bright side, nine years continuous employment is better than many are managing.

[Tallpine]

After eight years at BK, you ought to be a division manager 

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

i would love to see how stellar a worker he is.
i suspect his story is bs

[HankB]

. . . Nine years in an entry level job?  That's difficult for me to relate to . . . 

ALL the people I know who worked in fast food restaurants - heck, ANY minimum-wage job - when they were younger (including yours truly) used the jobs ONLY as stepping stones to something better. Staying at BK for 9 years, at the same low-level position you started at? 

Here's my view of the situation:

The worth of a person's labor is worth EXACTLY what the highest bidder in a free competitive market is willing to pay for it.

The appropriate hourly wage is EXACTLY the lowest amount that an available, qualified individual in a free competitive market is willing to accept.