Posted on 03/28/2024 10:23:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Not too long ago, Gavin Newsom got caught with his hand in the cookie jar of political cronyism.
In response to a draconian law passed raising fast-food worker wages to $20 an hour, known as A.B. 1228, Newsom carved out a little exemption for his friends at Panera Bread on the laughable grounds that these establishments bake bread on the premises. In reality, the owner of several Panera establishments was a high school buddy who was a really good donor to his campaigns.
Once caught, Newsom backed off, but right when he thought no one was looking, he went right back to the cookie jar again to carve out more little exemptions for his friends who donated well, as if word had gotten around, signing off on a "cleaned-up" bill known as A.B. 610.
According to the California Globe:
California Governor Gavin Newsom just signed Assembly Bill 610 into law, which is the “clean up bill” granting exemptions for the $20 fast food minimum wage for fast food restaurants. Because as the Globe reported, Newsom’s PaneraGate scandal is admission that California’s arbitrary minimum wage laws hurt all businesses, but especially small to medium sized businesses.
It’s pretty clear now that the sole purpose of the law, given the specific exempted restaurants, is all part of the destruction of the middle class.
The bill language says: “This bill would exempt additional restaurants from the definition of “fast food restaurant,” including such restaurants in airports, hotels, event centers, theme parks, museums, and certain other locations.”
AB 610 will exempt fast food restaurants in airports, hotels, event centers, theme parks, museums, gambling establishments, corporate campus cafeterias, and Publicly owned lands including ports, piers, beaches and parks concessions – not just from the $20 an hour minimum wage starting April 2024,
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
In your face corruption and they dare anyone to say anything.
Oligarchs gotta garch
Gee, government owned and controlled airports are exempt, 🧐 guess those government agencies can charge higher fees now 🤣🤣🤣🤣
For those who missed the earlier shameful Newsom exemption:
His billionaire large contributor at Panera got a favor——
Gavin Newsom, was called out on Feb.28 it was reported that his Panera franchises would benefit from a “bread exemption” that would allow some establishments to maintain wages below the new minimum wage if an establishment “produces” and sells bread on premises. Mar 6, 2024
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gets more ridiculous everyday. Apply at McDonalds 1 mile from the airport get $20 an hour. In the airport the current rate $16.
Maybe every restaurant in California should turn part of their property into a small museum.
Problem solved.
The majority of small businesses are owned by Republicans. That is what is being targeted.
That revelation will evoke a big yawn from California residents. They'll say Republicans deserve to be harassed and will cheer Newsome's actions.
Let's try a different tack, here --- why do Whitebread restaurateurs get a break when Taco vendors don't? Newsome clearly discriminates against Hispanic business owners!
That spin gets lots of attention and traction.
Lobbying for a law that allows you to pay less than your competitors is like lobbying for a law that allows you to serve dog crap for food.
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others!
Gavin Newsom====KickBack Kid.
Down N Out Burger
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