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New York City Experienced Worst Decline in Restaurant Jobs since 9/11 After $15 Minimum Wage Win
https://fee.org ^ | February 28, 2019

Posted on 03/01/2019 8:15:58 AM PST by Beowulf9

The Big Apple’s fast-food industry, The New York Times recently reported, has long served as a laboratory for progressive politicians and the nation’s labor machine.

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To: Beowulf9

Just being honest, but no way that $15 an hour will help you live in NYC, so their whole argument is ignorant. Find a place to live then add all the other “must pays” of life, and it’s simply not possible.

That should wake up most working people about how insane their entire city and state are. I could live very modestly on $15 an hour in the midwest, but I could do it.


21 posted on 03/01/2019 8:46:59 AM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: Beowulf9

The people put out of work become dependents on the democrat welfare plantation so as far as the democrat party is concerned, this is a win/win situation with some getting a raise and the rest more likely to become useful idiots.


22 posted on 03/01/2019 9:06:44 AM PST by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: Beowulf9

It’s not just the layoffs and restaurants going under.

The places still open have had to raise prices and/or change their menus. Neither of which will likely make for good revenue.


23 posted on 03/01/2019 9:13:38 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: butlerweave

“Government Cafeterias”

Well that certainly sounds appetizing. lol


24 posted on 03/01/2019 9:15:27 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: Beowulf9

Assuming you have 6 people working at any given time in a fast food place and you are open 10 hours per day it means any $1.00 increase comes out to 60 dollars per day. If you are open 360 days per year it comes out to $21,600.00 in extra payroll cost just for wages. There is also $1652.40 in more payroll taxes. Assuming every employee went from $10 to $15 it would mean $116,262 in more cost. Most franchises earn well under 100K per year.


25 posted on 03/01/2019 9:16:06 AM PST by LukeL
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To: xzins
What it's really about....

Union Members, Not Minimum-Wage Earners, Benefit When the MinimumWage Rises

26 posted on 03/01/2019 9:16:13 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Beowulf9

That’s great news!

The economic mastermind AOC will now push
To spend all that unused $15 an hour job money
On fixing subways and streets !


27 posted on 03/01/2019 9:16:34 AM PST by tm61 (Election 2012: we find it IS possible, to polish a turd.)
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To: Beowulf9

I can’t even imagine existing in NYC for $15 per hour. That’s what McDonalds cost for lunch! I’d be living in a box and sh*tting in the streets! oh wait...


28 posted on 03/01/2019 9:19:49 AM PST by jimmygrace
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To: freedumb2003

the only reason the communists fight to get $15 per hour minimum wage in restaurants is so that unions can deduct their fees from the paychecks of hard working restaurant industry workers.

Won’t that be a big surprise for all the new $15 / hour workers... now they can pay union dues!


29 posted on 03/01/2019 9:26:19 AM PST by willyd (I for one welcome our NSA overlords)
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To: Beowulf9

Tee hee.


30 posted on 03/01/2019 9:26:50 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.S)
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To: Beowulf9
New York's democrat: high taxes, poor services, corruption, people leaving - - moving out to other States. Idiot representatives who send Amazon packing... Bad choices are catching up with them.
31 posted on 03/01/2019 9:27:46 AM PST by GOPJ
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To: Beowulf9
Also there's a good chance more people are working under the table - and what few benefits they had are gone. So the opposite of what the ‘do gooders’ wanted is happening.
32 posted on 03/01/2019 9:29:43 AM PST by GOPJ
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To: Beowulf9

Was in Manhattan last month for a Business meeting. Not one restaurant worker spoke english. These were in high priced restaurants. One women cleaning our table did not understand one word we said. None of them were worth $15 an hour.


33 posted on 03/01/2019 9:43:38 AM PST by EC Washington
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To: caver

Step 1: Promise the moon and pay for it with debt.
Step 2: Get yourself elected.
Step 3: Get rich.
Step 4: Get entrenched in your position.
Step 5: When the debt must be paid, make those who aren’t in government into serfs to pay it.

5 simple steps to restore serfdom.


34 posted on 03/01/2019 9:50:09 AM PST by ArGee (I trust people with freedom more than I trust government with power.)
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To: Beowulf9
...Worst Decline in Restaurant Jobs since 9/11 After $15 Minimum Wage Win

I don't understand. This keeps happening.

First Seattle, now New York. What is going on here?

35 posted on 03/01/2019 9:53:30 AM PST by seowulf
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To: ArGee

oh so accurate.


36 posted on 03/01/2019 10:01:51 AM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

“New York City council members are trying to shield restaurant employees from “unfair” firings. Labor lawyer Michael J. Lotito, whose firm represents the restaurant industry, told The Times that a “just cause” firing provision for fast food employers “would be a first in the country.”

Truly insane. Like any other liberal “solution”, this will only make the situation worse. Any business will think not twice but ten times before hirinng anyone.


37 posted on 03/01/2019 10:03:58 AM PST by aquila48
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To: Beowulf9

I gotta get me a Nelson “Ha Ha!” Muntz gif.


38 posted on 03/01/2019 10:12:57 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Who ya gonna blame? Trump, for his tax cut law! ;^) Thanks Beowulf9.

39 posted on 03/01/2019 10:29:03 AM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: Beowulf9

And I’ll bet all those waiters, waitresses, busboys and dishwashers who are now unemployed voted democrat.


40 posted on 03/01/2019 12:13:19 PM PST by McGavin999 (Border security without a wall is like having a Ring doorbell without a door)
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