“Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, it’s no fun, to survive, on low low low low pay.” During this holiday season, many fast-food workers are singing a jingle bells cheer while going on strike- demanding for a raise in pay. Average wage for fast-food employees is $9 an hour and minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Over 100 employees in New York and Detroit gathered outside McDonald’s restaurants chanting for a raise. Walkouts scheduled in over 100 cities and gatherings of public support groups all are showing how much these workers can’t stand their payments. Both Pope Francis and President Obama have shown sympathy towards these workers but no actions have been in place.

Clearly, these employees can’t survive on $9 an hour. Most workers have families and maybe children to care for and pay for and this amount of money will not cut it. So many citizens get fast food a day- there should be plenty of money for the people who make all the “comfort” food we enjoy daily. Not a lot of specialized jobs are available now, and when your only way to make money is by working with fast-food, you should be paid enough to live without poverty. Another reason why minimum wage should be raised, is that it would give more money to employees so they can spend money helping in their community which helps the economy. Overall, fast-food workers payment needs to be raised.

~Georgia