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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi all,
To all my restaurant friends,
I rarely Facebook but I have to explain my position on prop 77 explicitly.
DC restaurant industry pays as little as possible per hour and has lobbied for over 20 years to do so (since 1991.) New prop will cause restaurants to lose money (over 10/hr) and so they have bankrolled a campaign called "save our tips." 
Most local restaurants (on their own interest, obviously) have bankrolled this lobbying effort.
The lobbying firm behind this effort is the same who helped to elect Trump.
Please realize that a few states have legalized minimum wage for servers.
Please realize that BEFORE Prop 77 NO ONE KNEW WE MADE $3/ hr and THEY TIPPED 20%.
[b]AFTER PROP 77, MOST PEOPLE WILL NOT BE AWARE OF THE CHANGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO TIP 15-20% [/b]This has already passed and prospered on the West coast.
This is a PROGRESSIVE measure, just like marijuana legalization and gay marriage, DC IS AHEAD OF THE CURVE.
The one downside of this bill is that it will negatively effect local small businesses. I acknowledge this, but maintain, that as the victims of an NRA (national restaurant assoc.) Lobbying effort for 20 + years, it SHOULD NOT BE ON THE BACK OF RESTAURANT WORKERS TO MAKE UP THIS DEFICIT.
Please text/call with questions and ask your co-workers this question: WHY DO YOU THINK YOU WILL LOSE TIPS? There is a lot of misinformation going on her, because your bosses are paying for this to save money.
Also, since most of your co workers have been convinced, as well as money-hungry council members and MS. Mayor Muriel, you have nothing to lose by voting YES!!![/quote]

Very deceptive.[/quote]

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