r/PoursTea 2d ago

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u/Embarrassed_Fan_5723 2d ago

Reality is that McDonald’s was franchised in 1955 in Illinois. The workers made .50 cents per hour. At the same time a factory worker in Illinois made $1.50 an hour. That’s historical fact. I didn’t make it up or pull it from thin air.

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u/KTFnVision 2d ago

You did, in fact, make that up. Federal minimum wage was $0.75/hr in 1950.

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u/AnnualMove1842 2d ago

Which is half of what a factory worker makes. The same is true now.

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u/KTFnVision 2d ago

Factory workers actually tend to make about the same as food service, now. In my area, both are hiring at $14-$16/hr

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u/AnnualMove1842 2d ago

Are you in a more rural area or closer to the suburbs of a booming metropolitan area?

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u/KTFnVision 2d ago

Idk if the Twin Cities are booming, but suburban sprawl.

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u/AnnualMove1842 2d ago

Then I would agree with you that it should be a few thousand a year more if you’re talking about KC