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McDonalds-Strike.jpgHere's a report that says more than half of all fast food workers in the country "are enrolled in one or more public programs," which puts the cost of government assistance to fast food workers at $7 billion per year. Another new report calculates the public cost of individual restaurant chains' employees and finds that the 700,000+ McDonald's employees costs the federal government $1.2 billion per year. [UCBLC, NELP via LAT]
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