In the fast food industry, there is no such thing as a market-driven response to labor costs; wages are as low as employers can set them.
Eric Schlosser – Fast Food Nation
Market-Driven Wages
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McDonald’s Influence
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The McDonald’s Corporation has become a powerful symbol of America’s service economy, which is now responsible for 90 percent of the country’s new jobs.
Eric Schlosser – Fast Food Nation
Revolutionary Force
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Fast food has proven to be a revolutionary force in American life.
Eric Schlosser – Fast Food Nation
Operational Reliance
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The current fast food operations rely on standardization, regimentation, and discipline.
Eric Schlosser – Fast Food Nation
Fresh Burger Taste
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The great taste of a fresh burger grilled over an open flame – this idea sold itself.
Eric Schlosser – Fast Food Nation
Speedy and Impersonal
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Today’s fast food is not only speedy, it’s also impersonal and homogenized.
Eric Schlosser – Fast Food Nation
Worker Exploitation
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Behind the counter, fast food workers are the most exploited workers in the United States.
Eric Schlosser – Fast Food Nation
Hamburger Industrialization
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The fast food chains have industrialized the hamburger.
Eric Schlosser – Fast Food Nation
Tantalizing Smell
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The fries had that tantalizing smell that caused more customer impulse purchases than anything else on the menu.
Eric Schlosser – Fast Food Nation
Industry Low Wages
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The fast food industry pays the minimum wage to a higher proportion of its employees than any other American industry.
Eric Schlosser – Fast Food Nation