It’s the politicians that are setting policy which arbitrarily overvalues a given position’s worth based on a “living wage” standard. A Job, or task is only worth so much based on the output produced and the ability to make some profit off of it.
Strip away all profit and the motive to produce is gone, or the price of the product becomes insanely high to compensate, thus depreciating the marketability.
All restaurant costs are going up. Labor for some reason is treated differently. If wages go up 10% it is an existential crises and the business is going to go under? I call BS.