I wanted to actually post two documents concerning the topic of freedom.  As mentioned in the other posting, many people continue to question the freedom of the workers in the fast food industry.  I wanted to approach the discussion from a different angle and further explain my side of the argument.   Over the summer in between my sophomore and junior year at Vanderbilt, I worked construction for a marble and granite company that had a job locally here in Nashville.  Most of this company is composed of people without much of an education but are given the opportunity to improve their pay over the years.  I worked throughout the whole summer and was paid twelve dollars an hour.  This was the starting pay.  In other words, right off the bad, I was making more than most of the people that work at McDonalds.  After working for many weeks, I became aware of the entire process and lifestyle of a construction worker.  First of all, people who are working construction take a great deal of pride in their work.  When a job takes a lot of hard work and eventually becomes complete, the sense of accomplishment is very noticeable with every worker.  Even though the job gets tiring, the older guys never complain and legitimately enjoy what they are doing.  Moreover, the pay doesn’t stay at twelve dollars an hour for very long.  After years of work and a good deal of experience that is gained, the pay rate eventually moves up to twenty dollars and hour.  When the pay rate is twenty dollars and hour, they have to opportunity to work many overtime hours which pay thirty dollars an hour.  This is a respectable pay rate that can provide oneself much easier than the pay rate of a fast food restaurant employee.   Moreover, if one proves themselves and stands out as a hard worker, they could eventually become a foreman, making even more money.  All in all, this is an easy career path to approach so that you wouldn’t have to work in the fast food business.  There is a choice, and, in my opinion, it is ignorant to say that they don’t have freedom.