Restaurants are adding labor surcharges to help offset minimum wage increases

[brummelben]

BUT BUT BUT Libtards laughed when Republicans said higher minimum wages will drive up food costs.

Restaurant diners are footing the bill for rising minimum wages.

In lieu of steep menu price increases, many independent and regional chain restaurants in states including Arizona, California, Colorado and New York are adding surcharges of 3% to 4% to help offset rising labor costs. Industry analysts expect the practice to become widespread as more cities and states increase minimum wages.

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“It’s the emerging new norm,” said Sharokina Shams, spokeswoman for the California Restaurant Association. She said California restaurants are adding surcharges as the state lifts the minimum wage every year until it reaches $15 an hour by 2023. It is currently at $10.50 an hour for employers with 26 or more workers.
Restaurants are adding labor surcharges to help offset minimum wage increases

So companies have to put up prices in order to have their workers live. Fine, then let it be so.

Or, we could just go back to slavery.

Live? We are discussing minimum wage here. If you are trying to raise a family on minimum wage something is seriously wrong. Liberals seem to think businesses open up to provide incomes for the population.

If you can't pay a decent wage in this country then you should try some other profession.

if you do not possess the skill to merit a decent wage then you better do something about it

Too many people cannot do anything about it.

 

[rightwinger]

BUT BUT BUT Libtards laughed when Republicans said higher minimum wages will drive up food costs.

Restaurant diners are footing the bill for rising minimum wages.

In lieu of steep menu price increases, many independent and regional chain restaurants in states including Arizona, California, Colorado and New York are adding surcharges of 3% to 4% to help offset rising labor costs. Industry analysts expect the practice to become widespread as more cities and states increase minimum wages.

More on this...

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US retail sales rise in January, led by gas and restaurants
What does 'A Day Without a Woman' mean for restaurants?
“It’s the emerging new norm,” said Sharokina Shams, spokeswoman for the California Restaurant Association. She said California restaurants are adding surcharges as the state lifts the minimum wage every year until it reaches $15 an hour by 2023. It is currently at $10.50 an hour for employers with 26 or more workers.
Restaurants are adding labor surcharges to help offset minimum wage increases

Oh my, 3-4% price increase?

How will America survive such onslaught from decent paying jobs?

A $3 hamburger now costs $3.09

We need to enforce low wages to protect against a nine cent increase in the cost of a hamburger

 

[Skull Pilot]

Is that what you think this is about? Really?

What would it be about?

Managed markets, government interference with free markets, etc. It hasn't shown to work in the past. There will always be unintended consequences. It is unavoidable.

The free market is an abomination. Laissez-faire capitalism caused the labor movement, caused the socialist movement.

Free markets are an abomination? Why? The communists tried to manage markets and failed with terrible results.

Whats free about a wage that you can't live on. Whats free about having to use government services to make ends meet. These corporations are paying as little as they can, knowing the US government will pick up the difference. That means its coming out of your pocket.

if one job won't pay your bills then work more than one job

no one has to take government handouts

 

[Skull Pilot]

BUT BUT BUT Libtards laughed when Republicans said higher minimum wages will drive up food costs.

Restaurant diners are footing the bill for rising minimum wages.

In lieu of steep menu price increases, many independent and regional chain restaurants in states including Arizona, California, Colorado and New York are adding surcharges of 3% to 4% to help offset rising labor costs. Industry analysts expect the practice to become widespread as more cities and states increase minimum wages.

More on this...

Wendy's installing self-ordering kiosks in 1,000 restaurants
US retail sales rise in January, led by gas and restaurants
What does 'A Day Without a Woman' mean for restaurants?
“It’s the emerging new norm,” said Sharokina Shams, spokeswoman for the California Restaurant Association. She said California restaurants are adding surcharges as the state lifts the minimum wage every year until it reaches $15 an hour by 2023. It is currently at $10.50 an hour for employers with 26 or more workers.
Restaurants are adding labor surcharges to help offset minimum wage increases

So companies have to put up prices in order to have their workers live. Fine, then let it be so.

Or, we could just go back to slavery.

Live? We are discussing minimum wage here. If you are trying to raise a family on minimum wage something is seriously wrong. Liberals seem to think businesses open up to provide incomes for the population.

If you can't pay a decent wage in this country then you should try some other profession.

if you do not possess the skill to merit a decent wage then you better do something about it

Too many people cannot do anything about it.

wrong
anyone can increase their skill level

 

[Cellblock2429]

I haven't heard the evil Republicans make your argument, but I don't watch political cartoon shows. Minimum wage jobs are the good jobs you think the evil Republicans meant? Of course any raises, artificial or not result in higher end prices.

I don't eat out so they can add $50 in fees to the tab. But the higher costs go the less the demand will be. Bottom line is if you open a business it should be up to you if you go out of business or not, not the do gooders in government.

The guy said people with college degrees would be his waiters.

These are exactly the people promised better jobs. All the unemployed people with degrees or experience but they can't find work in their field of study so they are forced to wait tables.

Yes, of course you don't remember your empty promises

there never has been much demand for degrees in stupid shit like women's studies

Then colleges should be sued for offering a useless degree.

No the idiots who waste their money on stupid worthless degrees should have either not gone to college or pursued a degree that would actually get them a job

Who are you to determine what college degrees are worthless and which are not?

/---- I was a recruiter for Fortune 50 companies in addition to my other duties. I help cull resumes, interview and hire reps. Those with Basket Weaving or other Lib Arts degrees were passed over. That's who I am.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Go to fast food restaurant chains now and take note of the "kiosks" that are being installed so that fewer workers will be behind the counter. Yes, wages will be higher for minimum wage jobs...but there will be far fewer of those jobs to be had.

Liberals were told that would be the result of imposing a much higher minimum wage but they did it anyways. Good luck finding entry level jobs for your kids now...you know...the ones that teach them to be responsible?

So your view of America is that we are doomed to become a low wage country with ongoing and increasing gaps between the rich and poor.

My view of America is that whenever government tries to impose artificially high wages all that results is higher prices for goods and services. Raise wages all you want but be intelligent enough to understand the results.

I don't know where you're from, but $15.00 an hour is not a high wage.

for stuffing burgers and fries into paper bags it most certainly is

 

[brummelben]

So companies have to put up prices in order to have their workers live. Fine, then let it be so.

Or, we could just go back to slavery.

Live? We are discussing minimum wage here. If you are trying to raise a family on minimum wage something is seriously wrong. Liberals seem to think businesses open up to provide incomes for the population.

If you can't pay a decent wage in this country then you should try some other profession.

if you do not possess the skill to merit a decent wage then you better do something about it

Too many people cannot do anything about it.

wrong
anyone can increase their skill level

There are many with mental and physical issues who cannot.

 

[rightwinger]

What would it be about?

Managed markets, government interference with free markets, etc. It hasn't shown to work in the past. There will always be unintended consequences. It is unavoidable.

The free market is an abomination. Laissez-faire capitalism caused the labor movement, caused the socialist movement.

Free markets are an abomination? Why? The communists tried to manage markets and failed with terrible results.

Whats free about a wage that you can't live on. Whats free about having to use government services to make ends meet. These corporations are paying as little as they can, knowing the US government will pick up the difference. That means its coming out of your pocket.

if one job won't pay your bills then work more than one job

no one has to take government handouts

30 million working Americans need some type of government assistance
There are not 30 million "other jobs" out there

 

[Mr Natural]

A $3 hamburger now costs $3.09

We need to enforce low wages to protect against a nine cent increase in the cost of a hamburger

Nine cents here and nine cents there and before you know it we're talking real money.

 

[brummelben]

The guy said people with college degrees would be his waiters.

These are exactly the people promised better jobs. All the unemployed people with degrees or experience but they can't find work in their field of study so they are forced to wait tables.

Yes, of course you don't remember your empty promises

there never has been much demand for degrees in stupid shit like women's studies

Then colleges should be sued for offering a useless degree.

No the idiots who waste their money on stupid worthless degrees should have either not gone to college or pursued a degree that would actually get them a job

Who are you to determine what college degrees are worthless and which are not?

/---- I was a recruiter for Fortune 50 companies in addition to my other duties. I help cull resumes, interview and hire reps. Those with Basket Weaving or other Lib Arts degrees were passed over. That's who I am.

Thats the beauty of a message board, you are free to bullshyte all you want

 

[Skull Pilot]

Live? We are discussing minimum wage here. If you are trying to raise a family on minimum wage something is seriously wrong. Liberals seem to think businesses open up to provide incomes for the population.

If you can't pay a decent wage in this country then you should try some other profession.

if you do not possess the skill to merit a decent wage then you better do something about it

Too many people cannot do anything about it.

wrong
anyone can increase their skill level

There are many with mental and physical issues who cannot.

and those are the extreme minority

I assume we are talking abut able bodied people not the retarded or physically handicapped

 

[brummelben]

Managed markets, government interference with free markets, etc. It hasn't shown to work in the past. There will always be unintended consequences. It is unavoidable.

The free market is an abomination. Laissez-faire capitalism caused the labor movement, caused the socialist movement.

Free markets are an abomination? Why? The communists tried to manage markets and failed with terrible results.

Whats free about a wage that you can't live on. Whats free about having to use government services to make ends meet. These corporations are paying as little as they can, knowing the US government will pick up the difference. That means its coming out of your pocket.

if one job won't pay your bills then work more than one job

no one has to take government handouts

30 million working Americans need some type of government assistance
There are not 30 million "other jobs" out there

Excellent point.

 

[Cellblock2429]

BUT BUT BUT Libtards laughed when Republicans said higher minimum wages will drive up food costs.

Restaurant diners are footing the bill for rising minimum wages.

In lieu of steep menu price increases, many independent and regional chain restaurants in states including Arizona, California, Colorado and New York are adding surcharges of 3% to 4% to help offset rising labor costs. Industry analysts expect the practice to become widespread as more cities and states increase minimum wages.

More on this...

Wendy's installing self-ordering kiosks in 1,000 restaurants
US retail sales rise in January, led by gas and restaurants
What does 'A Day Without a Woman' mean for restaurants?
“It’s the emerging new norm,” said Sharokina Shams, spokeswoman for the California Restaurant Association. She said California restaurants are adding surcharges as the state lifts the minimum wage every year until it reaches $15 an hour by 2023. It is currently at $10.50 an hour for employers with 26 or more workers.
Restaurants are adding labor surcharges to help offset minimum wage increases

Oh my, 3-4% price increase?

How will America survive such onslaught from decent paying jobs?

A $3 hamburger now costs $3.09

We need to enforce low wages to protect against a nine cent increase in the cost of a hamburger

/--- Making up numbers again. It's what Libs do best:
Study Showing 15-Dollar-an-Hour Fast-Food Wages Would Raise Prices by Only 4 Percent Is Very Wrong
Labor accounts for a quarter to a third of the average fast-food restaurant’s costs. Currently, wages in the fast-food industry run around $9 an hour. Going to $15 an hour means increasing pay by over 50 percent. Prices would have to rise by at least one-sixth (50 percent multiplied by one third) to cover the base-wage increases. Of course, those price increases would drive some customers away, so restaurants would need to raise prices again. But as a baseline, prices would have to rise by at least one-sixth. The Purdue study finds price increases an order of magnitude smaller. It does so by making a basic math error. The Purdue researchers got their data from the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) 2014 operations report. The report surveys restaurants and shows how much the median restaurant spends on various expenses, such as payroll, food, marketing, etc. The Purdue researchers added those figures to derive the balance sheet of the typical fast-food restaurant. Mathematically, however, medians do not work that way. Average values will add to the overall sum, but medians typically do not. The preface of the NRA Operations Report emphasizes in highlighted text that researchers cannot add median values to get overall expenses. Nonetheless the Purdue researchers did exactly that.


Read more at: Study Showing 15-Dollar-an-Hour Fast-Food Wages Would Raise Prices by Only 4 Percent Is Very Wrong

 

[Skull Pilot]

Managed markets, government interference with free markets, etc. It hasn't shown to work in the past. There will always be unintended consequences. It is unavoidable.

The free market is an abomination. Laissez-faire capitalism caused the labor movement, caused the socialist movement.

Free markets are an abomination? Why? The communists tried to manage markets and failed with terrible results.

Whats free about a wage that you can't live on. Whats free about having to use government services to make ends meet. These corporations are paying as little as they can, knowing the US government will pick up the difference. That means its coming out of your pocket.

if one job won't pay your bills then work more than one job

no one has to take government handouts

30 million working Americans need some type of government assistance
There are not 30 million "other jobs" out there

here we go again

broken record

30 million "qualify" for government handouts

whether they "need " them or not is a different matter
and as I have said before one does not have to be hired by an employer to make extra money

 

[brummelben]

If you can't pay a decent wage in this country then you should try some other profession.

if you do not possess the skill to merit a decent wage then you better do something about it

Too many people cannot do anything about it.

wrong
anyone can increase their skill level

There are many with mental and physical issues who cannot.

and those are the extreme minority

I assume we are talking abut able bodied people not the retarded or physically handicapped

You dont have to be retarded, to not have the mind to do anything but hourly work

 

[brummelben]

The free market is an abomination. Laissez-faire capitalism caused the labor movement, caused the socialist movement.

Free markets are an abomination? Why? The communists tried to manage markets and failed with terrible results.

Whats free about a wage that you can't live on. Whats free about having to use government services to make ends meet. These corporations are paying as little as they can, knowing the US government will pick up the difference. That means its coming out of your pocket.

if one job won't pay your bills then work more than one job

no one has to take government handouts

30 million working Americans need some type of government assistance
There are not 30 million "other jobs" out there

here we go again

broken record

30 million "qualify" for government handouts

whether they "need " them or not is a different matter
and as I have said before one does not have to be hired by an employer to make extra money

If corporations paid a living wage, there wouldn't be a need for "handouts".

 

[Iceweasel]

BUT BUT BUT Libtards laughed when Republicans said higher minimum wages will drive up food costs.

Restaurant diners are footing the bill for rising minimum wages.

In lieu of steep menu price increases, many independent and regional chain restaurants in states including Arizona, California, Colorado and New York are adding surcharges of 3% to 4% to help offset rising labor costs. Industry analysts expect the practice to become widespread as more cities and states increase minimum wages.

More on this...

Wendy's installing self-ordering kiosks in 1,000 restaurants
US retail sales rise in January, led by gas and restaurants
What does 'A Day Without a Woman' mean for restaurants?
“It’s the emerging new norm,” said Sharokina Shams, spokeswoman for the California Restaurant Association. She said California restaurants are adding surcharges as the state lifts the minimum wage every year until it reaches $15 an hour by 2023. It is currently at $10.50 an hour for employers with 26 or more workers.
Restaurants are adding labor surcharges to help offset minimum wage increases

So companies have to put up prices in order to have their workers live. Fine, then let it be so.

Or, we could just go back to slavery.

Live? We are discussing minimum wage here. If you are trying to raise a family on minimum wage something is seriously wrong. Liberals seem to think businesses open up to provide incomes for the population.

If you can't pay a decent wage in this country then you should try some other profession.

if you do not possess the skill to merit a decent wage then you better do something about it

Too many people cannot do anything about it.

...and? It's up to the business owner to take up the slack? You open a business and be as charitable with your money as you want, what's stopping you?

 

[frigidweirdo]

BUT BUT BUT Libtards laughed when Republicans said higher minimum wages will drive up food costs.

Restaurant diners are footing the bill for rising minimum wages.

In lieu of steep menu price increases, many independent and regional chain restaurants in states including Arizona, California, Colorado and New York are adding surcharges of 3% to 4% to help offset rising labor costs. Industry analysts expect the practice to become widespread as more cities and states increase minimum wages.

More on this...

Wendy's installing self-ordering kiosks in 1,000 restaurants
US retail sales rise in January, led by gas and restaurants
What does 'A Day Without a Woman' mean for restaurants?
“It’s the emerging new norm,” said Sharokina Shams, spokeswoman for the California Restaurant Association. She said California restaurants are adding surcharges as the state lifts the minimum wage every year until it reaches $15 an hour by 2023. It is currently at $10.50 an hour for employers with 26 or more workers.
Restaurants are adding labor surcharges to help offset minimum wage increases

So companies have to put up prices in order to have their workers live. Fine, then let it be so.

Or, we could just go back to slavery.

Live? We are discussing minimum wage here. If you are trying to raise a family on minimum wage something is seriously wrong. Liberals seem to think businesses open up to provide incomes for the population.

If you can't pay a decent wage in this country then you should try some other profession.

if you do not possess the skill to merit a decent wage then you better do something about it

One thing is a "decent wage" and the other is a wage you can actually live off of.

 

[Skull Pilot]

if you do not possess the skill to merit a decent wage then you better do something about it

Too many people cannot do anything about it.

wrong
anyone can increase their skill level

There are many with mental and physical issues who cannot.

and those are the extreme minority

I assume we are talking abut able bodied people not the retarded or physically handicapped

You dont have to be retarded, to not have the mind to do anything but hourly work

if you're of average intelligence and choose to work for MW and never better yourself so as to merit higher pay that's your problem not mine

 

[Iceweasel]

Free markets are an abomination? Why? The communists tried to manage markets and failed with terrible results.

Whats free about a wage that you can't live on. Whats free about having to use government services to make ends meet. These corporations are paying as little as they can, knowing the US government will pick up the difference. That means its coming out of your pocket.

if one job won't pay your bills then work more than one job

no one has to take government handouts

30 million working Americans need some type of government assistance
There are not 30 million "other jobs" out there

here we go again

broken record

30 million "qualify" for government handouts

whether they "need " them or not is a different matter
and as I have said before one does not have to be hired by an employer to make extra money

If corporations paid a living wage, there wouldn't be a need for "handouts".

You mean flunky jobs? Ever heard of room mates?