Starbucks Pledge To Loose Refugees

Another issue Starbucks has faced is an issue of welfare regarding its pledge to hire refugees. Welfare is the idea of distinguishing need from desire. While need is described as what is necessary for sheer physical survival, there are often other “needs” that people describe as being necessary. The book provides an example of a nutrition pill that would satisfy the need of hunger, but would lack other needs that evolve from a meal such as tradition, culture, and a sense of belonging. In addition to physical needs for survival, humans need some things that can only be obtained from relations with others, like friendship and love. Additionally, the book mentions that humans need to give and help, as much as they need to have and receive. On

In response to the backlash against the refugee hire plan, Starbucks sped up its original pledge to hire 10,000 veterans and military spouses by 2018, and has since hired 8,800 veterans and spouses. At its core, this issue relates to the welfare-efficiency tradeoff. When people have their needs met, they have less motivation to work. On the other hand, mutual aid provides a security to help people take care of themselves and their families. Most people agree that society should help individuals and families when they are in dire need, however; the most common definition of need is what is necessary for physical survival. Welfare is not only a decision of who to help, but it is also a decision of what needs need to be met and to what extent aid should be provided. How should Starbucks decide who is more in need? By choosing to focus on hiring refugees, Starbucks is helping those in need get back on their feet, but at the same time Starbucks is taking away jobs that could potentially help Americans in

Security is the ideal perfect of safety, and total lack of worry. In September 2015, a woman filed a lawsuit against Starbucks for her compromised safety at the drive through window. This woman bought hot tea, which spilled on both her and her dog since apparently, the lid was loose and did not include a beverage sleeve. The spill caused the woman to have surgery to treat severe burns, and her dog ended up passing away. Starbucks claimed that there wasn’t much they could do differently and had security footage proving that there was a sleeve and the lid was secured. The woman in the car was on her phone and had the dog in her lap, which is not the safest situation to be receiving a hot beverage in. Maximum safety of individuals would require Starbucks to cool down the temperature of their hot beverages, and remove any remote possibility of this incidence occurring again. On the other hand, where does this regulation stop? By reducing the heat too much, the drinks would not be a decent temperature for drinking. Another safety issue involving Starbucks occurred in 2013, when Howard Schultz announced that Starbucks stores would become “gun free zones,” both inside and outside. Previously, guns were allowed at stores located in states that have an open carry policy. One group, Mothers Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, organized a “Skip Starbucks Saturday,” where they encouraged people to boycott