Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fast food restaurants in California are raising prices and laying off workers since the $20 minimum wage for FF workers into effect on April 1st. What did they expect? That restaurants would pay this wage and graciously not raise prices? Those jobs were never meant to provide a living wage. Just causes more inflation and those workers are right back to where they were. Let’s see how many of those workers come off social safety net programs with the higher wages. I’m betting very few. Why don’t democrats understand how capitalism works?

And don’t forget, Panera Bread is exempt from this new minimum wage law. Panera has 24 locations in California all owned by Gregg Flynn, Gavin Newsom’s friend and billionaire campaign donor. Why does Panera get a break and other FF chains don’t? Talk about corruption and crony capitalism. If minimum wage laws actually worked (they don’t) then they should apply to all these businesses not just the ones that aren’t owned by a friend of the Governor. What a joke.

No, right wing propaganda victim, it is not. https://la.eater.com/2024/3/1/24087062/california-fast-food-ab-1228-panera-minimum-wage-exception-gavin-newsom-bread

Did you actually read the article you pasted from your liberal source? Lots of “mays”, “coulds”, “shoulds” but nothing definitive. Newsom is backtracking because he got caught red-handed favoring his political donors. Besides, why should bakeries be exempt while other businesses aren’t? So Gov Hair Gel Newson doesn’t care about the poorly paid workers in bakeries? Also I didn’t think democrats liked Billionaires….what’s up with that? Another victim of left wing propaganda left in the dust.

Anonymous wrote:Fast food restaurants in California are raising prices and laying off workers since the $20 minimum wage for FF workers into effect on April 1st. What did they expect? That restaurants would pay this wage and graciously not raise prices? Those jobs were never meant to provide a living wage. Just causes more inflation and those workers are right back to where they were. Let’s see how many of those workers come off social safety net programs with the higher wages. I’m betting very few. Why don’t democrats understand how capitalism works?

Most fast food fast food places are moving to robots. So this is basically a non issue.

Anonymous wrote:Fast food restaurants in California are raising prices and laying off workers since the $20 minimum wage for FF workers into effect on April 1st. What did they expect? That restaurants would pay this wage and graciously not raise prices? Those jobs were never meant to provide a living wage. Just causes more inflation and those workers are right back to where they were. Let’s see how many of those workers come off social safety net programs with the higher wages. I’m betting very few. Why don’t democrats understand how capitalism works?

You'll learn your Economic 101 lesson when you or your family member loses their job to AI in the next few years and realize the Republicans aren't there for you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rent goes up: Capitalism!
Material cost go up: Capitalism!
Labor goes up: OMG SOCIALISM!

Rent goes up because Democrats enact rent controls which removes incentive to build more housing.

Material costs go up because of inflation. Inflation caused by printing money and other broken dem policies.

Labor goes up — if you bring value and a company is willing to pay for it. Flipping burgers doesn’t require any skills you can’t learn in one day.

Please stop with your ignorance.

I'm originally from CA. I was just there over spring break. They have been building new housing like crazy - mix of sfh and mfh, and strip malls. Zoning in most of CA allows from a lot of mixed use housing and commercial space.

Inflation is a complicated beast and is being felt worldwide. You are saying that every country has printed too much money and has dem policies? Please.

But, ITA that the labor wage increase was one of those unintended consequences that was obvious from the get go.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/california-minimum-wage-shocks-fast-135039136.html

People are losing their jobs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Poor corporations can’t just treat people like they’re disposable? Boo hoo. Let the owners sling their own food if the jump from $16/$17 to $20 was too much.

You clearly have never run a business. They raised the employees’ wages and then raised their prices accordingly. Evidently, if your business, Panera Bread, is owned by a friend of the Governor then it’s ok to “treat people like they’re disposable”. Another shining example of Liberal hypocrisy.

Minimum wage want from $16 to $20. Did they really raise their prices that much? Overnight? Doubtful.

Anonymous wrote:Poor corporations can’t just treat people like they’re disposable? Boo hoo. Let the owners sling their own food if the jump from $16/$17 to $20 was too much.

Wait a second... some on the left are telling us we need all these migrants to flood the country to tame inflation. If we don't let them in, prices will rise. Choose one.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rent goes up: Capitalism!
Material cost go up: Capitalism!
Labor goes up: OMG SOCIALISM!

Rent goes up because Democrats enact rent controls which removes incentive to build more housing.

Material costs go up because of inflation. Inflation caused by printing money and other broken dem policies.

Labor goes up — if you bring value and a company is willing to pay for it. Flipping burgers doesn’t require any skills you can’t learn in one day.

There’s the GOP contempt for workers.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fast food restaurants in California are raising prices and laying off workers since the $20 minimum wage for FF workers into effect on April 1st. What did they expect? That restaurants would pay this wage and graciously not raise prices? Those jobs were never meant to provide a living wage. Just causes more inflation and those workers are right back to where they were. Let’s see how many of those workers come off social safety net programs with the higher wages. I’m betting very few. Why don’t democrats understand how capitalism works?

And don’t forget, Panera Bread is exempt from this new minimum wage law. Panera has 24 locations in California all owned by Gregg Flynn, Gavin Newsom’s friend and billionaire campaign donor. Why does Panera get a break and other FF chains don’t? Talk about corruption and crony capitalism. If minimum wage laws actually worked (they don’t) then they should apply to all these businesses not just the ones that aren’t owned by a friend of the Governor. What a joke.

No, right wing propaganda victim, it is not. https://la.eater.com/2024/3/1/24087062/california-fast-food-ab-1228-panera-minimum-wage-exception-gavin-newsom-bread

Anonymous wrote:Rent goes up: Capitalism!
Material cost go up: Capitalism!
Labor goes up: OMG SOCIALISM!

Rent goes up because Democrats enact rent controls which removes incentive to build more housing.

Material costs go up because of inflation. Inflation caused by printing money and other broken dem policies.

Labor goes up — if you bring value and a company is willing to pay for it. Flipping burgers doesn’t require any skills you can’t learn in one day.

Anonymous wrote:Poor corporations can’t just treat people like they’re disposable? Boo hoo. Let the owners sling their own food if the jump from $16/$17 to $20 was too much.

You clearly have never run a business. They raised the employees’ wages and then raised their prices accordingly. Evidently, if your business, Panera Bread, is owned by a friend of the Governor then it’s ok to “treat people like they’re disposable”. Another shining example of Liberal hypocrisy.

Anonymous wrote:Fast food restaurants in California are raising prices and laying off workers since the $20 minimum wage for FF workers into effect on April 1st. What did they expect? That restaurants would pay this wage and graciously not raise prices? Those jobs were never meant to provide a living wage. Just causes more inflation and those workers are right back to where they were. Let’s see how many of those workers come off social safety net programs with the higher wages. I’m betting very few. Why don’t democrats understand how capitalism works?

Maybe business that rely on the government to subsidize their workforce don't need to exist

Anonymous wrote:Fast food restaurants in California are raising prices and laying off workers since the $20 minimum wage for FF workers into effect on April 1st. What did they expect? That restaurants would pay this wage and graciously not raise prices? Those jobs were never meant to provide a living wage. Just causes more inflation and those workers are right back to where they were. Let’s see how many of those workers come off social safety net programs with the higher wages. I’m betting very few. Why don’t democrats understand how capitalism works?

And don’t forget, Panera Bread is exempt from this new minimum wage law. Panera has 24 locations in California all owned by Gregg Flynn, Gavin Newsom’s friend and billionaire campaign donor. Why does Panera get a break and other FF chains don’t? Talk about corruption and crony capitalism. If minimum wage laws actually worked (they don’t) then they should apply to all these businesses not just the ones that aren’t owned by a friend of the Governor. What a joke.

Rent goes up: Capitalism!
Material cost go up: Capitalism!
Labor goes up: OMG SOCIALISM!

Poor corporations can’t just treat people like they’re disposable? Boo hoo. Let the owners sling their own food if the jump from $16/$17 to $20 was too much.

Fast food restaurants in California are raising prices and laying off workers since the $20 minimum wage for FF workers into effect on April 1st. What did they expect? That restaurants would pay this wage and graciously not raise prices? Those jobs were never meant to provide a living wage. Just causes more inflation and those workers are right back to where they were. Let’s see how many of those workers come off social safety net programs with the higher wages. I’m betting very few. Why don’t democrats understand how capitalism works?