McDonald’s CA franchisee on new minimum wage: "The sheer scale of the impact is just breathtaking"

[Mr Natural]

If only the South had won the Civil War.

We could be basking in the wonders of free labor.

 

[jknowgood]

Uh.........are you sure about that? CA and othere state have always had their own min wage?

In 1985 when I started work as a bag boy, minimum wage was $3.35. It has gone up several times, not this much though.

 

[Mr Natural]

I worked at a McDonalds back in 1967. Started at $.75 an hour. Shortly after, the minimum wage went to $1.25.

Somehow, they managed to survive.

I know, I know. Things are different now, right?

 

[BackAgain]

My guess is, more bots, and the management will expect those who still have a job, to pick up the slack.

Just wait till the robots are granted human rights and unionize.

 

[Freedomisneverfree]

I knew the BRAINIACS would do this a few years ago and I said they would cut hours and replace humans with the Kiosk ordering systems.

 

[22lcidw]

I worked at a McDonalds back in 1967. Started at $.75 an hour. Shortly after, the minimum wage went to $1.25.

Somehow, they managed to survive.

I know, I know. Things are different now, right?

We were a creditor nation then. Now a debtor nation. That is different. A good percentage of sons and daughters in their late 20's and older still live at home. That is different. Tens of millions of manufacturing employment is gone. That is different. We lost control of the Fiat Currency. That is different. As a nation declines this is what happens. We were a rising nation in 1967.

 

[okfine]

Yes, the low income people you hate will be hit hardest (as always).

Hey look ^^^ it's another MAGAtarded dumbass with a stick up his ass

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Whatever the cost is in CA., it’s going up.

Yeah, this will change behavior.

They'll be driving over the state lines into OR, NV and AZ for their Mickey D's fix.

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[OhPleaseJustQuit]

In 1985 when I started work as a bag boy, minimum wage was $3.35. It has gone up several times, not this much though.

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Gosh, if I remember right, it was $1.50 when I had my first real job.

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[jknowgood]

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Gosh, if I remember right, it was $1.50 when I had my first real job.

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Yes, and it was a job for a young person to learn the job market.

 

[blackhawk]

You get what you vote for.

 

[progressive hunter]

I wonder what goes through the mind of progressives who support this new law

Explain yourselves if you can

they would ask you "whats the problem",,,

its their goal,,

its all about the baby steps,,

 

[AZrailwhale]

Sounds like Kramers’ “Make Your Own Pizza “ idea.

That’s the way it worked at my yacht club after the Wednesday night races, you bought a bun and raw hamburger patty, the rest was up to you. The club provided the grills and condiments but you did the labor.

 

[TheYellowKing]

Layoffs have already been happening in anticipation of the new law, and no doubt many more jobs will be eliminated.

MSN

I ordered 2 steak egg and cheese bagels today for breakfast as I haven't had those since being on the east coast over a decade ago. It was damn near $30

 

[candycorn]

I worked at a McDonalds back in 1967. Started at $.75 an hour. Shortly after, the minimum wage went to $1.25.

Somehow, they managed to survive.

I know, I know. Things are different now, right?

Before the pandemic...they were saying they couldn’t pay $15 an hour. Amazingly they survived the pandemic when they had to pay $15 an hour shortly thereafter.

 

[Yarddog]

Yes, and it was a job for a young person to learn the job market.

or an older person as well who just needed a little extra money in retirement.
Its going to be much tougher now for these people. Not only will they be priced out of work, but employers will be more likely to hire illegal immigrants who will work much harder. Not that working harder is a BAD THING,, but this was always, just like you say, almost a rite of passage for many of our youth who just need to learn how to work and feel good about themselves earning some money.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Looks like Newsome's buddy will be exempt from the law:

Why Panera is causing a stir in California politics​

The minimum wage for fast food workers in California is set to increase to $20 per hour on April 1, but one curious carve-out in the new minimum wage law has ignited controversy in the state. And Panera Bread has been caught in the middle.

The law exempts businesses that produce and sell bread as a stand-alone menu item, meaning those bakeries are not required to pay workers the higher minimum wage and can continue paying the state’s current $16 minimum wage. That’s confounding some in the restaurant industry.

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom has faced accusations – particularly from Republican lawmakers and conservative media – that Panera may have received this unlikely and specific exemption because of Newsom’s ties to Greg Flynn, a billionaire Panera franchise owner who is a former classmate of Newsom’s. He has donated to the governor’s campaigns in the past.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/01/investing/panera-newsom-california/index.html

 

[DBA]

I wonder what goes through the mind of progressives who support this new law

Absolutely nothing. That's the problem.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Oinkonomics

What was McD's profit margin before? How much can they afford to give back to those who produce the revenue? Let's have some independent figures on that, instead of trying to drag the customers in as the determining factor.

How much do you produce for your company? What it pays you must be called "take-home pay," or else you're giving to Wall Street what you resent giving to the government.

Are you smoking banana peels again?

"A restaurant operator makes anywhere from 5% to 15%, the bottom line at the end of the day, and if your labor cost is one-third of your cost, so 30%, and you raise the wage from $15 to $20 or $25 over the next couple years, you're almost doubling that cost. And so they're going to have to raise prices."

Typical McD franchisee profit is 3.5.4% range.

Then I found this. I despise the internet!!! what is the real truth? Impossible to find using Google skewed search engine.

McDonald's has recently received heavy criticism over its Big Mac combo, which is priced at nearly $18, among other menu hikes, and has promised to focus on affordability, the New York Post reported.

That is based on ONE McD's, which is at a service plaza on a tollway and so charges more. $10-11 is more typical.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

labor is worth only as much as it produces in goods and services plus a reasonable profit for the employer. When labor costs more than it produces in goods and services plus a reasonable profit for the employer, it becomes an expendable commodity and the job will usually go away or the worker will be replaced with somebody who can and will produce sufficient goods, services plus reasonable profit.

Nobody is in business for any reason than to make sufficient profit to support himself and his family. Few people are in a position to donate their labor for a greater good.

You're Letting the Owners Determine What a "Reasonable" Profit Is

Typical of the Netrix, you're slanting everything to make the owner seem to be the victim, while pretending you're being realistic and only explaining a proven way the economy has to work. This glorification of the owner creates an overwhelming imbalance of power. I've even heard an owner claim that his employees would be homeless if it weren't for what he pays them.