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

[Anonymous]

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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.

It’s actually the opposite. It helps inflation. If you increase the money rolling through your community it decreases inflation.

Minimum wage workers spend their money, which goes to someone who will s as Leo spend their money, and so on and so on

Giving money to rich people goes into the market or saving and doesn’t help the economy.

Mathis is why BBB helped stop inflation l

[Anonymous]

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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 ?

Awful, admittedly

[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.

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.

I grew up poor. It was a luxury when I was a child.

[Anonymous]

I'm worried. I employ a remote worker in CA at around $40K per year (about the same as $20/hour). They're very good at their job but no longer need the high salary they earned earlier in their career. I wonder if I can retain them if I can only pay what a fast-food worker makes there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

This is a falsehood peddled by the fast food industry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Great, let’s bring back child labor, no overtime, health and safety rules. Why even have a minimum wage?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

It’s actually the opposite. It helps inflation. If you increase the money rolling through your community it decreases inflation.

Minimum wage workers spend their money, which goes to someone who will s as Leo spend their money, and so on and so on

Giving money to rich people goes into the market or saving and doesn’t help the economy.

Mathis is why BBB helped stop inflation l

Oh wow… the reply is quite something. Please go study basic economics and stop watching CNBC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Great, let’s bring back child labor, no overtime, health and safety rules. Why even have a minimum wage?

Why indeed? Let the market determine wages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

This is a falsehood peddled by the fast food industry.

No it’s actually quite spot on. Sounds like you advocate for socialism. Let’s start by redistributing your wealth.

[Anonymous]

its crazy. I saw a sign at the safeway that they are paying $15 for starting pay....
MY first job was at Giant in Annadnale( H Mart took over that place now.) I was getting $1.40 an hour............................... They are making more in an two hours that I did in a week. I worked 20 hours a week. I was attending Annandale High School....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm worried. I employ a remote worker in CA at around $40K per year (about the same as $20/hour). They're very good at their job but no longer need the high salary they earned earlier in their career. I wonder if I can retain them if I can only pay what a fast-food worker makes there.

Then terminate their position and tell them it’s no longer needed. Higher someone new at a lower wage for the lower skillset needed. If they’re good at their job they shouldn’t have a problem finding something new.

[Anonymous]

I scream when I learned that they were getting $15 an hour, they asked me if everything was okay, so I told the young man how much I was making on my first job. read above comment.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Yet here you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

This is a falsehood peddled by the fast food industry.

No it’s actually quite spot on. Sounds like you advocate for socialism. Let’s start by redistributing your wealth.

Triggered corporate stooge.

[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 ?

Awful, admittedly

Well at least your helping pay for all the illegals’ free health care so you can feel good about yourself. Next up will be you helping to pay for reparations in your state.