For this McDonald's cook, wage hike could be more harm than help

The L.A. Times reports:

McDonald's grill cook Douglas Hunter is literally the poster child for a $15 minimum wage: The Chicago man's picture and story are featured in the "Fight for $15" national campaign.


Hunter's current pay of $9.25 an hour leaves little left for the single father and his daughter, Serenity. When Hunter, 53, couldn't afford her junior prom outfit, he sewed a black-lace dress for her, even as they fought along the way about the hemline. "She picked the material," he said. "I got to pick the length."


Hunter's minimum pay goes to $10 an hour in July, but a steep pay raise would bring unintended consequences for Hunter, a diabetic with multiple medical conditions whose care is covered by Cook County's program for the uninsured and poor.

The great moments of the welfare state.