"Woke" bookstore finds out 15 dollar minimum wage...doesn't help them to stay open...

[Dekster]

My city has a couple religious bookstores. Other than that the couple aisles at target or Walmart are as close as you are going to get to one.

Must be because people who work in bookstores get paid too much

Maybe. I think the religious bookstores just employee the owners. I know at least one does but that is a weird story. Supposedly the man was stabbed in front of the building where it is and had a religious epiphany as he lay there bleeding out so he opened the store because only God could have saved him and he did. He vows he will never close it, and he is pretty old, so I imagine within the next ten years it will be yet another in the plethora of coffee/sandwich shops in that area. I think the other makes a lot of money via Bible School materials, or so I have heard. Don't know much about them.

 

[2aguy]

Yep......artificially inflate wages to push a false SJW agenda....and even the left wing SJWs get punished....which is good, since they are the ones pushing the destruction...

And what do the SJW bookstore owners want? More of the poison that will end up putting them out of business.....crony socialism....

Could you explain why you describe the small business owner as a SJW?

From this quote...

Book Culture enjoys a reputation as a progressive bookstore

So you presumed that because one blogger said that with no explanation.

That's pretty fucking stupid.

Are you really this stupid?

 

[Claudette]

Leftists don't understand simple economics

I agree. I wonder how many small businesses will close. No one can afford to pay a worker 15 bucks an hour.

Stupidity on a massive scale.

 

[skookerasbil]

Yep......artificially inflate wages to push a false SJW agenda....and even the left wing SJWs get punished....which is good, since they are the ones pushing the destruction...

And what do the SJW bookstore owners want? More of the poison that will end up putting them out of business.....crony socialism....

Slow Learners on the Left

Some days—actually most days now that I think about it—the left hands you an easy win. Take the case of Book Culture, a four-location independent bookseller in New York City. Book Culture enjoys a reputation as a progressive bookstore, a certified outlet for all the literary needs of the wokerati. Trouble is, Book Culture is about to go under.

Why? I’ll let them explain it:

“Our four stores are in danger of closing soon and we need financial assistance or investment on an interim basis to help us find our footing. This is true in spite of the fact that business has been good and we are widely supported and appreciated,” [owner Chris Doeblin] wrote. “In the last 30 months the payroll costs for Book Culture have risen by 50% and it has been difficult to adapt quickly enough. We have now made the structural changes to our company and the cuts that will allow us to move ahead profitably once we find the financial resources we need.”

Now, why might their payroll costs have risen by 50 percent? What could possible explain this. It’s a complete mystery. Oh, wait. . .

Doeblin blamed payroll cost increases on the city’s minimum wage raise, which he says increased hourly wages for his employees “from $10 to $15.25 since December 2016” and forced him to initiate layoffs and reorganizing.

But but but—I was told minimum wage hikes would have no effect on businesses! You mean mandated higher payroll costs might make some businesses unviable? And how could a progressive outfit like Book Culture have had a clear conscience about paying a miserable $10 an hour before the mandate?

What remedy does Book Culture propose? A free labor market perhaps? Silly me. Of course you know the answer: government subsidies.

Doeblin explained to Gothamist what he believes the business needs to survive, and his larger ambitions to try to help other small businesses stay alive in an ever-changing city: “I think we need at least $500K in a term loan but I hope to find $750K to a $1M,” he said. “I would like the city to immediately [guarantee] such a loan and then embark on a serious plan to improve the odds of small business in New York. I would like to be on that panel too, because there is a lack of creative optimistic thinking and action.”

That's weird because Seattle as 15 dollar minimum wage. The unemployment rate here is 2.6%.

Seattle, WA Unemployment Rate

People here have a much higher standard of living and much better jobs with much better benefits.

In fact Washington has the number 1 economy in the nation even though we have the highest state minimum wage.

Business Insider: Washington’s economy ranks No. 1 in the nation

If that woman can't stay in business and still pay her workers a living wage, then she doesn't belong in business.

Fake

The city of Seattle's own report says the minimum wage there has been an unmitigated DISASTER

Seattle's Minimum Wage Has Been a Disaster, as the City's Own Study Confirms | Alex Tabarrok

Doy

 

[skookerasbil]

How Seattle's Higher Minimum Wage Hurts Those It's Meant To Help | Investor's Business Daily

 

[skookerasbil]

Beware progressive fakery

 

[MarathonMike]

Yep......artificially inflate wages to push a false SJW agenda....and even the left wing SJWs get punished....which is good, since they are the ones pushing the destruction...

And what do the SJW bookstore owners want? More of the poison that will end up putting them out of business.....crony socialism....

Slow Learners on the Left

Some days—actually most days now that I think about it—the left hands you an easy win. Take the case of Book Culture, a four-location independent bookseller in New York City. Book Culture enjoys a reputation as a progressive bookstore, a certified outlet for all the literary needs of the wokerati. Trouble is, Book Culture is about to go under.

Why? I’ll let them explain it:

“Our four stores are in danger of closing soon and we need financial assistance or investment on an interim basis to help us find our footing. This is true in spite of the fact that business has been good and we are widely supported and appreciated,” [owner Chris Doeblin] wrote. “In the last 30 months the payroll costs for Book Culture have risen by 50% and it has been difficult to adapt quickly enough. We have now made the structural changes to our company and the cuts that will allow us to move ahead profitably once we find the financial resources we need.”

Now, why might their payroll costs have risen by 50 percent? What could possible explain this. It’s a complete mystery. Oh, wait. . .

Doeblin blamed payroll cost increases on the city’s minimum wage raise, which he says increased hourly wages for his employees “from $10 to $15.25 since December 2016” and forced him to initiate layoffs and reorganizing.

But but but—I was told minimum wage hikes would have no effect on businesses! You mean mandated higher payroll costs might make some businesses unviable? And how could a progressive outfit like Book Culture have had a clear conscience about paying a miserable $10 an hour before the mandate?

What remedy does Book Culture propose? A free labor market perhaps? Silly me. Of course you know the answer: government subsidies.

Doeblin explained to Gothamist what he believes the business needs to survive, and his larger ambitions to try to help other small businesses stay alive in an ever-changing city: “I think we need at least $500K in a term loan but I hope to find $750K to a $1M,” he said. “I would like the city to immediately [guarantee] such a loan and then embark on a serious plan to improve the odds of small business in New York. I would like to be on that panel too, because there is a lack of creative optimistic thinking and action.”

That's weird because Seattle as 15 dollar minimum wage. The unemployment rate here is 2.6%.

Seattle, WA Unemployment Rate

People here have a much higher standard of living and much better jobs with much better benefits.

In fact Washington has the number 1 economy in the nation even though we have the highest state minimum wage.

Business Insider: Washington’s economy ranks No. 1 in the nation

If that woman can't stay in business and still pay her workers a living wage, then she doesn't belong in business.

Fake

The city of Seattle's own report says the minimum wage there has been an unmitigated DISASTER

Seattle's Minimum Wage Has Been a Disaster, as the City's Own Study Confirms | Alex Tabarrok

Doy

Gosh, who knew that doubling the wages of bottom skilled employees would have a negative impact on businesses that employ them?

 

[Polishprince]

Yep......artificially inflate wages to push a false SJW agenda....and even the left wing SJWs get punished....which is good, since they are the ones pushing the destruction...

And what do the SJW bookstore owners want? More of the poison that will end up putting them out of business.....crony socialism....

Slow Learners on the Left

Some days—actually most days now that I think about it—the left hands you an easy win. Take the case of Book Culture, a four-location independent bookseller in New York City. Book Culture enjoys a reputation as a progressive bookstore, a certified outlet for all the literary needs of the wokerati. Trouble is, Book Culture is about to go under.

Why? I’ll let them explain it:

“Our four stores are in danger of closing soon and we need financial assistance or investment on an interim basis to help us find our footing. This is true in spite of the fact that business has been good and we are widely supported and appreciated,” [owner Chris Doeblin] wrote. “In the last 30 months the payroll costs for Book Culture have risen by 50% and it has been difficult to adapt quickly enough. We have now made the structural changes to our company and the cuts that will allow us to move ahead profitably once we find the financial resources we need.”

Now, why might their payroll costs have risen by 50 percent? What could possible explain this. It’s a complete mystery. Oh, wait. . .

Doeblin blamed payroll cost increases on the city’s minimum wage raise, which he says increased hourly wages for his employees “from $10 to $15.25 since December 2016” and forced him to initiate layoffs and reorganizing.

But but but—I was told minimum wage hikes would have no effect on businesses! You mean mandated higher payroll costs might make some businesses unviable? And how could a progressive outfit like Book Culture have had a clear conscience about paying a miserable $10 an hour before the mandate?

What remedy does Book Culture propose? A free labor market perhaps? Silly me. Of course you know the answer: government subsidies.

Doeblin explained to Gothamist what he believes the business needs to survive, and his larger ambitions to try to help other small businesses stay alive in an ever-changing city: “I think we need at least $500K in a term loan but I hope to find $750K to a $1M,” he said. “I would like the city to immediately [guarantee] such a loan and then embark on a serious plan to improve the odds of small business in New York. I would like to be on that panel too, because there is a lack of creative optimistic thinking and action.”

Why doesn't Book Culture just increase their prices?

 

[emilynghiem]

Thanks 2aguy
I need to make a meme of Cortez with a quote:
"Is there like a button
that says like Duh?"

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Yep......artificially inflate wages to push a false SJW agenda....and even the left wing SJWs get punished....which is good, since they are the ones pushing the destruction...

And what do the SJW bookstore owners want? More of the poison that will end up putting them out of business.....crony socialism....

Slow Learners on the Left

Some days—actually most days now that I think about it—the left hands you an easy win. Take the case of Book Culture, a four-location independent bookseller in New York City. Book Culture enjoys a reputation as a progressive bookstore, a certified outlet for all the literary needs of the wokerati. Trouble is, Book Culture is about to go under.

Why? I’ll let them explain it:

“Our four stores are in danger of closing soon and we need financial assistance or investment on an interim basis to help us find our footing. This is true in spite of the fact that business has been good and we are widely supported and appreciated,” [owner Chris Doeblin] wrote. “In the last 30 months the payroll costs for Book Culture have risen by 50% and it has been difficult to adapt quickly enough. We have now made the structural changes to our company and the cuts that will allow us to move ahead profitably once we find the financial resources we need.”

Now, why might their payroll costs have risen by 50 percent? What could possible explain this. It’s a complete mystery. Oh, wait. . .

Doeblin blamed payroll cost increases on the city’s minimum wage raise, which he says increased hourly wages for his employees “from $10 to $15.25 since December 2016” and forced him to initiate layoffs and reorganizing.

But but but—I was told minimum wage hikes would have no effect on businesses! You mean mandated higher payroll costs might make some businesses unviable? And how could a progressive outfit like Book Culture have had a clear conscience about paying a miserable $10 an hour before the mandate?

What remedy does Book Culture propose? A free labor market perhaps? Silly me. Of course you know the answer: government subsidies.

Doeblin explained to Gothamist what he believes the business needs to survive, and his larger ambitions to try to help other small businesses stay alive in an ever-changing city: “I think we need at least $500K in a term loan but I hope to find $750K to a $1M,” he said. “I would like the city to immediately [guarantee] such a loan and then embark on a serious plan to improve the odds of small business in New York. I would like to be on that panel too, because there is a lack of creative optimistic thinking and action.”

A bookstore in 2019 with today Technology and the reality of the idiots that we have is a business I would never invest in...

The fifteen dollar an hour just help put those idiots out of business...