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bluestate10

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22. I love their menus and what the partners are doing.

Wed Aug 14, 2013, 08:44 PM

Aug 2013

It is clear that they believe in sustainability, local sourcing of ingredients, fairness toward employees and supporting their suppliers. Theirs is a model progressive business that our side need more people starting up. We will only defeat the Walmarts and McDonalds of the world when we offer alternatives to workers and consumers.

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Fast food joint pays workers $12 an hour, and lives to tell the tale [View all] cal04 Aug 2013 OP

Of course they can sharp_stick Aug 2013 #1

And anybody who didn't get the point . . . Brigid Aug 2013 #4

yeah, he'd prefer to have his sick employees coughing into the food NewJeffCT Aug 2013 #16

Even a coin-op laudromat nets an average of over $70,000 a year.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #34

in what universe? hfojvt Aug 2013 #43

1400? There are apartment complexes here with higher populations than that. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #44

And I guess a really obscene profit is not necessary to making a "good profit." nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #2

Maybe what we should do is get some form of our own "money" (Fast food employee bucks) cascadiance Aug 2013 #3

My wife just looked up their menu and found the prices reasonable--They have nice round numbers diabeticman Aug 2013 #5

Yum. I want one too. crazylikafox Aug 2013 #10

I love their menus and what the partners are doing. bluestate10 Aug 2013 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author bluestate10 Aug 2013 #22

Yep, prices dont look any different from anywhere else Ive been 7962 Aug 2013 #59

There is one downside to this, at least here in Southern California. Socal31 Aug 2013 #6

Sure it could KamaAina Aug 2013 #7

Hey, I'll back ya. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #8

if it stops hillary you have my vote SwampG8r Aug 2013 #41

You're wrong. They have many ESL employees, just not in most of the stores. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #13

?? There are a LOT of non-white employees at the In N Out's near me Xithras Aug 2013 #46

And to think I just saw a report on the news yesterday... theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #9

Time to topple... icarusxat Aug 2013 #31

This Subway franchise owner . . . Brigid Aug 2013 #38

Or John Schnatter of Papa John's Pizza. muntrv Aug 2013 #54

Actually, he wastes my time with his commercials theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #69

Good on them. In-N-Out has been doing similar for over 60 years & just try to get a job Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #11

i heard nothing but great things about them. they're just west coast though huh? dionysus Aug 2013 #39

Yes. A part of their model is that no store is further than their trucks can Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #42

DU Rec Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #12

Somehow I'm thinking Allen Fisher doesn't live in a house like this... bluesbassman Aug 2013 #14

That has all the class and aesthetic appeal FloridaJudy Aug 2013 #35

Ha! pengillian101 Aug 2013 #63

the real mstinamotorcity2 Aug 2013 #68

Conference I went to in NYC zentrum Aug 2013 #15

In N Out has, without exception, the best trained vanlassie Aug 2013 #17

Imagine the extra money they get to spend.... diverdownjt Aug 2013 #18

You aren't talking nonsense. You are describing the only sane economic model. bluestate10 Aug 2013 #25

operative word being "new". not sure how sustainable it is in absence of universality Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #19

I disagree with you. Look at the prices that business is asking customers to pay. bluestate10 Aug 2013 #26

I wish them all the best and hope they continue to do well. It is just really hard Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #30

So completely full of shit. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #33

that may be true for say a small diner, but a fast food joint moves tons of customers. dionysus Aug 2013 #40

4%? Wow. How can these places even afford owners? nt killbotfactory Aug 2013 #48

I guess that's why Costco is going belly up. last1standing Aug 2013 #53

Am I the only one who immediately thought of Buffy? knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #20

Here's something that can be posted as necessary: Heywood J Aug 2013 #21

“It’s just the right thing to do....” DeSwiss Aug 2013 #24

That's great... druidity33 Aug 2013 #27

excellent Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #28

The problem is Wall Street and publicly traded companies npk Aug 2013 #29

Your comprehension of financial/accountIng terms is a bit Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #37

expense is a loss jpn.best Aug 2013 #49

K&R! avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #32

k and r niyad Aug 2013 #36

In N Out pays their employees between $11.75 - $15.00 / hr starting. Initech Aug 2013 #45

But they do put Bible verses on their cups FrodosPet Aug 2013 #64

Yeah I've never quite fully understood that. Initech Aug 2013 #65

In & Out and Five Guys both seem to be doing OK, too Recursion Aug 2013 #47

Yes, a Five Guys burger cost a LOT more than the other chains 7962 Aug 2013 #60

I'm bumping this thread because I just went to Moo Cluck Moo this evening. last1standing Aug 2013 #50

That's awesome last1standing. Thank you so much for cal04 Aug 2013 #51

Thank you for the OP. last1standing Aug 2013 #52

I was hoping it would have been closer the Van Born & Telegraph area Michigan-Arizona Aug 2013 #61

OTT: Calder's eggnog is the most incredible substance on Earth! last1standing Aug 2013 #62

remember the old days when companies mistreating their employees made the news? eom ellenfl Aug 2013 #55

This is how to build true good fortune! If employers who underpay their workers believe that DesertDiamond Aug 2013 #56

Communist bastard. penndragon69 Aug 2013 #57

Metro Times restaurant review caraher Aug 2013 #58

Thank you so much for the link caraher cal04 Aug 2013 #67

We must fight for more of this. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #66