Where did you get the idea a business is a philanthropic entity?
It is strictly a BUSINESS! It’s purpose is to
produce a product or service which has demand in the marketplace.
And the business must make a profit to survive and continue.
If the minimum wage is too low, no one will want to work there.
The market place will then require higher wages.
You are thinking like a bleeding heart liberal with no
sense of real world open market capitalism.
Not really when a business owner looks out for vacation more than he does his business I have a prob! 30 years for me and one vacation but I did not raise my rate to achieve status quo! Looks like the Customer is taking care of pleasure instead of the owner keeping the doors open! Go pay your surcharge it’s your pleasure!