$20 minimum wage for fast food workers in California….thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Seems to me those businesses will just pass on those higher labor costs in the prices of their food and then the cycle begins all over again. Fast food preparation is unskilled labor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me those businesses will just pass on those higher labor costs in the prices of their food and then the cycle begins all over again. Fast food preparation is unskilled labor.

Not a bad thing to reduce fast food consumption. And there's enough room in the labor market that relatively unskilled labor can get another job.
Then again I haven't eaten from a fast food restaurant in 30 years so my opinion doesn't really matter.

[Anonymous]

You’re right….your opinion doesn’t matter. Next.

[Anonymous]

I’m in CA. It’ll be a bonanza for our teenagers with part-time jobs! They make good money!

[Anonymous]

Don’t see it has a problem if they are FT and that is minimum wage. I don’t eat at fast food places either though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me those businesses will just pass on those higher labor costs in the prices of their food and then the cycle begins all over again. Fast food preparation is unskilled labor.

Not a bad thing to reduce fast food consumption. And there's enough room in the labor market that relatively unskilled labor can get another job.
Then again I haven't eaten from a fast food restaurant in 30 years so my opinion doesn't really matter.

You completely missed the point of OP. Sure fast food isn’t healthy but it isn’t going away anytime soon. No one puts a gun to these workers heads and forces them to work for that pay (unless perhaps they are illegal aliens) . If they don’t like the pay move on and let the market decide but govt mandating minimum wage by law will only exacerbate the inflation problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me those businesses will just pass on those higher labor costs in the prices of their food and then the cycle begins all over again. Fast food preparation is unskilled labor.

It’s unskilled labor that’s why minimum wage will be set at $20 for California. Low enough based on the skill needed for the job, high enough for people to take and keep the jobs.

It’s been too long that fast food conglomerates have gotten away with advertised 99 cent burgers and paid workers $6 an hour. Raise the prices of the food. Plus do you really want an underpaid worker who has only been there a week and isn’t planning to stay so there’s a constant turnover of workers who have incentive to stay?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m in CA. It’ll be a bonanza for our teenagers with part-time jobs! They make good money!

Wow…a Californian posting on DCUM. How’s those 14% state income taxes you voted for ?

[Anonymous]

Not everyone is meant to earn a livable wage. That doesn’t mean they can’t earn a livable wage. Many of these workers are part time by choice and it’s a supplement to other income.

[Anonymous]

no reason to eat fast food if you can get the same meal at a restaurant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m in CA. It’ll be a bonanza for our teenagers with part-time jobs! They make good money!

Wow…a Californian posting on DCUM. How’s those 14% state income taxes you voted for ?

You do realize there is an entire forum related to CA on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m in CA. It’ll be a bonanza for our teenagers with part-time jobs! They make good money!

Teenagers can make that amount in plenty of jobs. If they are able to retain workers they won’t be interested in temporary workers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me those businesses will just pass on those higher labor costs in the prices of their food and then the cycle begins all over again. Fast food preparation is unskilled labor.

Of course they will.. It’s all over the headlines now. Five guys a meal at five guys is $25 now. A McDonald’s value meal is about $12. Fast food is starting to become a luxury.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me those businesses will just pass on those higher labor costs in the prices of their food and then the cycle begins all over again. Fast food preparation is unskilled labor.

It’s unskilled labor that’s why minimum wage will be set at $20 for California. Low enough based on the skill needed for the job, high enough for people to take and keep the jobs.

It’s been too long that fast food conglomerates have gotten away with advertised 99 cent burgers and paid workers $6 an hour. Raise the prices of the food. Plus do you really want an underpaid worker who has only been there a week and isn’t planning to stay so there’s a constant turnover of workers who have incentive to stay?

I didn’t see anywhere where those employees were being forced to work for that pay. That’s their choice. If they all move on then the business owners will have to raise wages to keep workers. It’s called capitalism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m in CA. It’ll be a bonanza for our teenagers with part-time jobs! They make good money!

Wow…a Californian posting on DCUM. How’s those 14% state income taxes you voted for ?

You do realize there is an entire forum related to CA on DCUM.

Makes sense…liberal echo chambers attract other liberals.