aapl8888 · HackerTrans

Not exactly, especially when compared to the angry voices directed at Walmart or McDonald's. I implore you to count the number of news stories admonishing Walmart or McDonald's wages and the number of protests against their wages. Then compare it to what Apple gets.

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I agree actually. Walmart or McDonald's could use the same argument too but we know that would be a PR disaster if they did. Not so with Apple since the large contingent who demonize Walmart and McDonald's for their wages give Apple a complete pass

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11 anni fadiscuss

They're assembling the iMacs there and a few others

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11 anni fadiscuss

Now imagine if McDonald's or Walmart got these same earnings. A large contingent would be calling for Tim Cook's head for earning billions while Apple's lowest earning American workers who assemble their computers earn "poverty" wages, even lower than Walmart's own minimum wage of $10 per hour. I do find it befuddling how some companies are given a pass but others aren't.

aapl8888

11 anni fadiscuss

There are people who make under $10 an hour assembling Apple computers in California. I teach at a community college and some of my students are employed at the factory. It's interesting how Apple gets a complete pass on their wages but companies that make a fraction of Apple's profits like Walmart or McDonald's are constantly criticized for how they pay their employees.

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