An incorrect assumption. There are some who would simply not go out at all. The art of home cooking could make a comeback.
What about the smaller states where it's not more than an hour to anywhere outside the state?
"while at the same time they would have lower staffing costs" "lower equipment and supplies costs."
Well, wouldn't THAT be nice.
There go jobs, both directly and indirectly, simply from the government interfering where it shouldn't.
IMO, the government should be trying to get businesses to make MORE jobs, not less. But of course the demoncRATS wouldn't mind. That would just put more people on the welfare rolls.
Government involvement in business is folly. They only have the power to screw things up, not make them better.
The only way for government to "help" business, is to get the hell out of the way. Lassiez Faire is a forgotten concept by those in power today.