FAST FOOD: $15.00 Per Hour Minimum Wage

It's the number one topic on the news and everywhere you look. Fast food workers want to be paid $15.00 per hour. That would provide them with an income of just over $30,000 per year. This would raise many out of the poverty income line. It would also mean that many would not need government assistance to survive or second jobs.

The main argument of the fast food industry is that they can't afford it. These restaurants are generating millions of dollars in net sales. The corporation that own or franchise these restaurants out complain that the increase in the minimum wage would adversely affect their bottom line. Is this true? They speak of cost such as, franchise fees, food and maintenance. These fees are legitimate but the most important fee is the workers. Without the worker, you could not run the restaurant and therefore would not have a business. Why should the one to suffer most be the worker when they are the most important cog in the wheel?

The corporations and the owners complain of the hardship it would cost to pay a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour. They complain of having to reduce their payroll and having to close stores. They complain about losing money and not being able to make enough to cover their payroll. They complain about a lot of things. They say it will end their business if this happens. The question is: WILL A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS CLOSE DOWN BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE OF $7 - $8 DOLLARS IS MADE TO THE PAYROLL. The answer is a resounding NO. They will continue to operate and pass on the cost to their customers. They will absorb little to no cost of the increase. That is how business is done and they are no different.

"THE AMOEBA STRAIN": A New Novel by F. J. Telasco

My next novel is titled, "The Amoeba Strain." It will be out in 2016 and available on Kindle, Smashwords, Barnes & Nobles, Apple Books, Google Play and many other distributors. I have been hard at work on this novel for the past year. It stems from an idea I had which originated over 10 years ago. The story is about a man, Adam West, who is being hunted by the government and a powerful corporation. He is not like me and you. On the contrary, he is very different. He is believed to be the key to solving one of life's biggest questions. The issue this question entails is front in center in all our lives. It is in the courts and is endlessly debated. It deals with the nature of man himself.

The story begins with one of the main characters, Ian Cage, crossing paths with a doctor that works for the government. The doctor is trying to find a cure. The cure will solve the problems, as he and his bosses sees it, for a whole generation of people. His boss is the president of the United States of America. The cure the president seeks is personal to him. He believes this is his only chance at finding the cure for him and his family. The president will be told that what he seeks to cure is not a disease. He will be told that it is just a part of life, a matter of human development. He will disagree and forge forward with his plans.

The head of the corporation, Joseph Arlington, has different intents when it comes to Adam West. He seeks more than the cure. He seeks a bevy of medical cures which Adam West can provide. His corporation stands to make billions if medical remedies are obtained through the research that will come from Adam West. He is relentless and calculating. He will stop at nothing to have his way. And in the mix, there are the "Others." They represent experiments gone wrong and right for that matter. They seek to exist and co-exist with everyone else. They are few in numbers but that could all change.

PLEASE LOOK FOR THE RELEASE OF "THE AMOEBA STRAIN" IN JANUARY, 2016. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. IT'S A REAL PAGE TURNER. THANK YOU.