More lethal than the Whopper: How Burger King pleases the 1 percent, screws its workers
For the past year, I’ve worked at a Burger King in Tampa, Florida, making $9 an hour. Taxes are taken right out of my paycheck like they are for most people in America. But Burger King doesn’t want to pay its fair share. Burger King wants to be seen as an All-American brand, and it is happy to benefit from taxpayer subsidies. But when it comes time to give back to the nation that has made them among the top fast-food chains in the world, Burger King is doing everything it can to… Read more…