Saturday, April 25, 2015

Corporate Full-Service Restaurants also Cost Taxpayers Billions

Corporate Full-Service Restaurants also Cost Taxpayers Billions

"McDonald’s and other fast food chains aren’t the only restaurant companies whose low-paid workers need food stamps and Medicaid to get by. According to a new report "The Public Cost of Low Wages in the Full-Service Restaurant Industry" from the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC), the giant corporations operating or franchising full-service restaurants also cost taxpayers billions in public assistance for workers who are not paid enough to make ends meet."