PING!
As most elected dims have not been involved in the private sector this is lost upon them.
Every lib is going to say “I’d be willing to pay a little more to help people get a living wage.” and say the price increases would not be a big deal.
Then sales would drop 30% and they’d say they never eat fast food in response.
The upside? I’ll lose a few pounds. :-)
Bring in the kiosk and the robots.
Fixed!
I do not go there, but I notice from ads in the paper that a Whopper now costs upwards of $5.00. Gotta be the minimum wage that is doing this.
Yea, I do remember when the King first opened and the Whoppers cost 80 cents . . . and the meat was real.
The $15Wage is a misnomer. Add Payroll Taxes, Unemployment Taxes and other benefits and that $15 turns into $18.
The only way around it is having 1099 Contract Employees instead of Hourly and Salaried Employees.
The left media tells us how much President Trump’s 20% tax on Mexican imports would add to the costs of everything from asparagus to Corona. But they never tell us hpw much the $15 min. wage would add to the stuff we buy.
Plus the $15 min. would drive what’s left of small retailers out of business - anybody who employs kids from HS or college to clerk.
I work in food service, with tips I average more than minimum wage. If minimum wage rises I will make far less than I do now. Prices will rise and business will fall. Those who do come to the restaurant will be annoyed by the price hikes and tip less.
Uh oh, I see Big Mac Monday fading into the dustpan of History.
They’re worth the $2.19 I pay on Mondays, but I would never pay the $3.99 regular Menu Price they are now.
Will my $.79 Senior Drink be another casualty? LOL
Why stop at $15 an hour? If the liberal’s intent is to give everyone a “living wage,” whatever that means, why not $25 an hour? Or better yet, why not $1000 per hour? Would that not give everyone a better “living wage?” These buffoons are simply that, crazy idiotic buffoons who know nothing except forcing their will on everyone.
I tend to disagree. If a 15 dollar minimum was imposed all the fast food would become more automated with smart machines. The would still sell the same crap and at reasonable price. The computer driven machinery would take the place of most workers. Unemployment would increase greatly.
I worked for minimum wage as a youth. I went to college and acquired skills that the market place paid many times the minimum wage. Minimum wage is simply the chance to become part of the market place. If you are ambitious and become skilled the market will pay you well.
My first degree in Geology rewarded me well. I acquired that degree by working in jobs that paid minimum wage. In 1982 my income was equal and superior to doctors. The oilfield said, “go find oil” and we did, unfortunately we found to damn much. In 1983 I no longer had any marketable skills. We found to damn much oil and prices collapsed.
I sold my house and airplane and went back to school again at 35 years of age and became a pharmacist.
Our great nation will allow you to become anything you desire if you are willing to work for it. I achieved these goals starting at minimum wage. A minimum wage that is above market demand for labor insures greater unemployment.
Where I live, lots of fast food restaurants have signs that say they are hiring and list the pay at $12.00-$15.00 an hour.
You know, back in the '60s and '70s I used to hear about some old folks buying cans of dog food for themselves, I kind of laughed, but I didn't believe it.
But I guess it was true.
They would cost zero as I wouldn’t shop there
So with the reduced number of employees, my order will take longer. But on the bright side, it will also be more expensive. Yay.
Quick. McDonald’s is featuring TWO, AH SAY TWO, SON “fillet of fish sandwiches” for $2.50, not $5.00. Better stock up now before the prices jump higher than a flying fish.
You want tartar sauce with that, senior?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Would not directly impact me, as I haven't been in one in years.