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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, wages impact costs and the increase is passed along to customers.

#NoDuh

But even Hobby freaking Lobby (owned by bible-beating/stealing Uber conservatives) were waaaaaay ahead of the curve when it came to implementing a living wage for their workers. Why? Their faith drove them to do the moral thing.

I don’t know what the solution is. The reality is CA has a very high cost of living. It will probably take some very creative solutions (eg: incentives for Californians to move to less populated states) coupled with big steps by the government (eg: stop the influx of immigrants, prevent noncitizens from buying real estate and land), disrupt the AirBnBs that commoditized the housing market, etc.) to fix the underlying housing problem that prompted the dramatic wage increase.

PS - McDonalds and the like aren’t owned by big corporations. They are mostly owned by regular people as franchises. I had a friend whose dad owned a couple in MoCo. They had a solid middle class lifestyle in Silver Spring. Kids went to public schools. If you subscribe to the whole “eat the rich” narrative, then educate yourself on who the rich actually are. [/quote]

You have to define a "living wage" for me.

Is it the same regardless of work or product or service provided?

Is it the same in all places?

Is it a number that rises or falls?  How? Based on what?

What is it based on? Is it seasonal?

Who is the decider of this "living wage"?

Is it the same or different depending on education?

Is it the same regardless of the number of persons in the household and dependents?

Is it a published number that is the same over the entire country, continent, or world?

What is the effect of foreign currencies, arbitrage and the global economy on this "living wage"?

Is there a legal definition for a "living wage"?

Is one business that adheres to a "living wage" at a disadvantage over business that doesn't adhere to this "living wage"?

Does it have a legal definition in legal texts?[/quote]

It's fine to ask what a living wage is and how it is determined.  But you're either stupid or deliberately obtuse if you ask if a living wage in a published number that is the same in rural India and Switzerland. [/quote]

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