Is $20/hr min. wage for fast food workers hurting restaurants?

[@ABC10]

Read more: www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/20hr-min-wage-fast-food-workers-hurting-restaurants/103-25d3d7fa-0f46-401c-967a-366d1af26de9

[@lopezjose476]

If you can't afford to pay your workers' living wages, you shouldn't exist.. Taxpayers subsidize employee low wages while the CEOs and shareholders make and horde profit.

[@weirdphax5406]

LOL raising minimum wage to $18 have you learned nothing?

[@Aireck174]

This is why progressives rely heavily on young voters and foreign voters. They need voters with no life experience.

[@joshrRealAmerican]

Now service is much slower and prices are much higher. Worse off, long lines to the door of people waiting just to order. Cutting way back on fast food. Thanks Newsom you're helping me eat healthy and save money.

[@tgriffin3059]

Oh, no....don't TELL me that the poor folks are gonna have to go back to LIVING like poor folks...

[@jeffdurall8353]

Dear California....PLEASE keep Newsom in your state. I think I can speak for nearly everyone when I say we don't want him in our state. He's all yours.

[@gaausi3111]

Good luck with that. He's aiming to run for President.

[@jeffdurall8353]

@@gaausi3111 My God, that sounds like the plot for a very cheesy, low budget horror flick.

[@PamelaTaylor]

IT ALREADY HAPPENING, SEVERAL JOBS R BEING CUT CAUSE THEY HAVE KIOS, AND ONE WORKER NOW

[@VegitoBlackk]

Gruesome Newsome

[@Democratsknowbidensucks]

@@gaausi3111 He can aim for whatever he wants. he has terrible approval numbers... his aunt is nancy pelosi if he had an actual shot he would have ran already.

[@larrywu4134]

The economy is slowing down......do you think people still has money to eat $25 burritos for lunch?

[@TheRealWickedMelon]

Maybe you should take that up with the corporations who are also setting their food prices...

[@TheJesselopez1981]

Many fast food places are preparing to lower their prices because they've lost so much business. This just goes to show that those price raises had nothing to do with their costs going up. Just greed.

[@TheJesselopez1981]

Also, what indicators are you basing your argument that the economy is slowing down?

[@mariojrog9465]

Burritos for 15

[@buckyperchski-mc2vo]

Yep. You're 100 % correct. I use a coupon or just make my food at home. I stopped paying full price for fast food....Not worth it.

[@cynthiapatrick7854]

Fast food workers aren't career job choices

[@BlackFemaleAnd50]

They are now! At least in California. Now kids looking for their first job have to compete with 30, 40, 50 year-olds.

[@denverlilly3669]

@@BlackFemaleAnd50 Kids that work 15 hours/week?

[@denverlilly3669]

You realize $15/hour is only just over $31k/year, gross (before taxes)? Even entry-level jobs only requiring an associates degree pay $50k. No one is making a career off fast food.

[@BlackFemaleAnd50]

@@denverlilly3669 You bet.

[@denverlilly3669]

@@BlackFemaleAnd50 So what is McDonald's supposed to do when the kids can't be there? Restaurants are open more than 20 hours/week.

[@buckyperchski-mc2vo]

I stopped going to fast food restaurants on April 1, so I dont know.

[@FrarmerFrank]

I stop going to McDonalds after they removed the McDouble from the Dollar Menu Burger King recently dropped their $2 Cheese Cheese sticks and replaced them with $5 cheese fries so I'm now going to wait to swing by Walmart to get frozen fried cheese sticks for $1 Been buying Bulk Crinkle fries and bulk Dinobites(chicken nugget) from Cost U Less for a while now....can eat Chicken Nuggets and fries daily for 2 months(not that I do) for the cost of 2 $25 borritos Also got 2lb cheese for $11, can of refried brands for $3 and pack of 20 12 inch tortillas for $5 and make 20 borritoes I stick in the freezer in a Ziplock bag

[@bearmerica6668]

People need to realize that $20.00 seems high but because of the radical fees, fines and taxes still makes it not enough for workers. The minimum wage is trying to fix what they created. Lived in LA and worse in San Francisco where it's even more radical government charges against it's citizens but they are brainwashed to take it. You trying to fix something you created.

[@fabianeng8605]

In expensive Singapore ( which was rated as one of the most expensive cities in the world ), McDonald's workers are paid probably around US$6/hr. McChicken and Fillet-O-Fish meals sell for around S$6.50 (US$5.00). Full-time and part-time jobs at these restaurants are filled very fast. Is US$20/hr (S$26/hr) too high for these less skilled workers ( teenagers could prepare the burgers, fries and coke drinks themselves at home for a small fraction of the price ) ?

[@buckyperchski-mc2vo]

Yes. In SG, the normal guy knows it's ridiculous to try to raise a family working at McDonalds ( unless he's mgmnt).

[@fabianeng8605]

@@buckyperchski-mc2vo Correct, but it is also a love incubator for teenagers who may or may not continue there for long. Some could be promoted to Management staffs ( store mgr, 2nd mgr, 3rd mgr etc ) while others move on ( get a better job or go on to polytechnics or universities etc ) after getting their school certificates.

[@buckyperchski-mc2vo]

@@fabianeng8605 yes. Polytech good. My sister in law worked as mgr at BK SG .. then got better job.

[@davidto4964]

on the bright side this is a cure for obesity and diabetes

[@andreward8268]

That's what I say too ... too many fast food restaurants- Eat at home!

[@buckyperchski-mc2vo]

Just replace the workers with automation. Robotics. Problem solved.

[@GeorgeSchneider8889]

😂🤣😭 Why would companies still be dealing with humans if it was that simple?🤷‍♂️

[@buckyperchski-mc2vo]

@@GeorgeSchneider8889 kiosks already replacing cashier's. Burger flippers next.... They have already invented the technology. It just needs to be refined then implemented. 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 I luv the kiosks. Don't have to deal with an entitled grown man/woman loser. cashier.

[@GeorgeSchneider8889]

If anything goes wrong, the risk of having a fire is too high. You need to hire engineers to keep an eye on those robots flipping burgers and frying fries. Are engineers cheaper? 😂

[@BullyDiggins-vd7xp]

Then no worker will get paid at all while the wealthy who can afford the workers as they already are privielged to do so will make more money while not having to not only give workers but the wealth gap between the rich and poor will widen along that it’ll further cause the divide of the privileged vs who isn’t ;what you’re suggesting creates another problem rather than “problem solved”. Also, Andrew Yang had mentioned automation would be a problem for the same reasons I had mentioned. Also, what job do you do? It’ll probably be replaced by automation. And if that is the case, then you’ll start claiming it shouldn’t happen as you are for it. problem not solved.

[@buckyperchski-mc2vo]

@@GeorgeSchneider8889 good news. We now have millions of jobless illegal immigrants. They'll take the jobs from American high school kids until the Robotics take over. One engineer per store is gonna cost less than a whole store full of $20/hr workers.

[@-Joce]

Anyone with any brains would know restaurants would close after this law.

[@jedrekfunkhouser3322]

Yes, poorly managed restaurants that were on the brink of bankruptcy anyways

[@nbkw6ma]

Libtards dont have brains though

[@TheRealWickedMelon]

Way to let everybody know you are completely lacking in gray matter... 😅

[@TyrianHaze]

@@jedrekfunkhouser3322 Please tell us how to properly manage a restaurant.

[@joshuabarnes7552]

​@TyrianHaze A lot of restaurants' closing can be due to it being poorly managed though. Resturants increased thier prices between 2-8% and not lose profit. The narrative is that they blame the minimum wage increase and not the fact they can potentially price gouge customers and shrink thier food like they already have been doing. If I told you that you wouldn't believe me. You believe the narrative of wage increases hurt businesses.

[@harryniedecken5321]

People don't seem to understand that these are real, full time jobs. Anyone in California not making $25 / hr is living for free with their parents. The big issues are high taxes and employment laws and high business rent, not entry level wages.

[@dustie455]

Or maybe their living in their car or homless? Plus why is living with your parents something that is suddenly ok for the economy, if their not out renting/buying then the housing sector gets slow and expensive like it is now.

[@Simply418]

Newsom has got to go. He needs to focus on fixing inflation instead. I’m embarrassed I voted for him, never again.

[@chrisconsorte7893]

Newsome should ask his aunt for insider trading tips!!!

[@TurdFergusen]

remember when he was caught partying maskless with medical executives while he locked everyone down? he should have been long gone but now

[@TyrianHaze]

They know exactly what they are doing, and it's not to try and help the citizens.

[@TyrianHaze]

@@chrisconsorte7893 He learned from the best. Why do you think they push for policies that lead to such drastic changes in the economy? Because they probably own stock in robotics/AI that will replace these workers. Same goes for most green energy: they get a piece of every technology that they force people to adopt.

[@APsGTG]

@@TyrianHazeexactly

[@sleepwalker29]

What this is doing is closing down daycares. Daycare employees have to get licensed from the state, background checks, etc. And now fastfood workers are making more. So to keep your daycare employees you got to raise wages. Guess what? over 90% of parents can't pay for daycare and have to get federal help called CCMS. It cost about $15,000 a year for one child to be in daycare so mom can work. Daycares in Texas are shutting down, and people quitting jobs to stay home with children. TX Daycare employees made about $12hr. Then the new daycares that open to replace the ones that closed have higher rent, and less staff, and children, so they won't make it.

[@buckyperchski-mc2vo]

Don't have kids unless u can afford daycare. Divorcees are the exception cuz they had good intentions.

[@buckyperchski-mc2vo]

Victim mentality is a terrible life choice

[@connordoyle502]

Youre comparing Texas daycare employees payroll to california fast food employee payroll? I dont see the correlation.. In the bay area daycare workers make 18.40$/hr and preschool teachers make 27$. Im totally against raising the minimum wage for fast food workers that seems like a pathetic bid to pander to a liberal base that has no grasp on economics but your arguement makes 0 sense.

[@sleepwalker29]

@@connordoyle502 No I am not. I'm compairing Texas fast food wages. They make $14hr starting at Taco Bell and $60-$75k as a McDonalds manger in Texas. Since California increased wages Texas did too, because some of our restaurants are owmed by California franchises, and our appartments are owned by California corporations too. So this is how Californians spread their wage increase across the nation. If El Coyote based out of California pays people $18hr in Tyler Texas then other restaurants have to raise wages to keep employees from leaving. See how that works?

[@connordoyle502]

@sleepwalker29 in theory but are you saying people are moving to california to solely make 20$/hr for fast food? I don't see how those resturants need to raise their payroll if california does so: the capital generated by the california fast food increase is primarily circulated back into California's economy

[@sleepydaboss22]

The problem with these laws is that it makes the public complacent. There is no incentive to learn new skills and EARN higher wages. Fast food jobs were always meant to be for teenagers to learn how the work force works and for those in-between jobs or searching for something better. They were never meant to be treated as a career choice

[@ianfisher7360]

If businesses are making massive profits then why are they closing down? Tired of stacking the cash you think?.

[@jackbenson8257]

The California tax needs to stop.

[@deepr1044]

Yea I never really go out to eat after this came into effect. We barely make money so how we gonna afford to buy expensive food? Newsom needs to be kicked out. He doesn't know what he's doing. And people let's talk about getting our taxes lowered because at this point I just feel like we are slaves. We work and keep paying them a lot of our hard earned money.

[@TyrianHaze]

We tried getting rid of him. We tried explaining economics 101 to all of these fast food workers with gender studies degrees. But they thought they knew better and are either going to get replaced with AI, or the fast food places are leaving the state. Either way, they are out of a job just like we told them they would be.

[@TheJesselopez1981]

Explain the economics of a business that can't afford to pay its employees a proper wage. Do you think people shouldn't be able to live near the places they work?

[@TheJesselopez1981]

@@TyrianHaze explain why when a business' costs go up they raise their prices to cover it and thats okay, but when a workers costs go up, raising the price of their labor is bad?

[@TheJesselopez1981]

@@TyrianHaze explain why labor making a company millions or billions of dollars shouldnt be properly compensated.

[@TyrianHaze]

@@TheJesselopez1981 I did not say "labor should not be properly compensated." I said "we tried explaining economics 101 to these people, but they were too stupid to understand." Exhibit A: you not understanding what I said.

[@cogekacc]

its not just $20 min wage, the costs of insurance, product and basic business costs are sky high in california

[@CatsAndDiesel]

They should talk about the tax loops corporations use to not pay taxes and sit on years of profits. They can afford it.

[@jallen1227]

You realize the employers of the fast food workers are typcally small businesses, correct ? Automate the majority of the restuarant and good luck .... Newsomnomics and Bidenomics not working out so well.

[@evening_streets]

The tax loops are there to alleviate an already unprofitable business. Most companies aren't sitting on high profits, they can't afford it.

[@jimr8102]

@@evening_streets Who would ever have thought that corporate greed and 40 years of wage suppression would bring this country to this point

[@TyrianHaze]

@@jimr8102 Ah yes, it was corporate greed and wage suppression and not politicians.n

[@jimr8102]

@@TyrianHaze I would think by this time everyone would know that politicians are owned by them, politicians only serve the wealthy donors and those that enrich them.

[@AlfredoBarragan-gs6iv]

They need to fire 30 year olds and oldest

[@Lenoh]

In a word: Yes

[@cyberpunked77]

How about lowering prices insted?

[@PamelaTaylor]

THATS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, SORRY

[@cyberpunked77]

Why?

[@l.j.g.tolentino9534]

Coz they have to pay $20 an hr per staff.. lower price = loss..

[@lawrencerobles6207]

So increasing minimum wage then also decreasing prices? Wow. Not sure you understand how businesses work.

[@paulthegameralt2796]

The minimum wage increase might reduce business profits. The increase is, however, helping the employees whose income improves. It was encouraging to note that this report pointed out that Rubio's went bankrupt in 2020 - years before the increase in the minimum wage.

[@PamelaTaylor]

ITS A WRAP ROBOTS WILL COME INTO PLAY, JUST SO SAD, MORE HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

[@AmazingStoryDewd]

Not my problem

[@AffirmativeAffirMATE]

No it will be ubi

[@allisonhanguyen2806]

Yes and a big pocket for restaurant owners 🤨

[@danielamaro3114]

Only the no good restaurants are closing, Rubio's quality of food has been declining for years; just look at Rubio's portfolio. So what about everyone in California making six-figure income? How is that impacting California? I'm blessed to be making that six-figure range and restaurant employees deserve it; still not enough for them to survive if not manage correctly.

[@3beltwesty]

California voters will back Governor useless if he wants 50 bucks per hour .lol😊

[@mikebavoso26]

Right, pay workers more per hour to survive. Better yet raise it so the workers loose their job. Now they can go on unemployment and make even more money.But wait, now business owners are closing, so now were does the unemployment funds come from?

[@Ricer-b4n]

All fastfood corporations profit is thru the roof after this wage increased passed.

[@makaveli2p]

It wasn't due to the price wage increase. It was due to raising all prices to buy the food.

[@paulthegameralt2796]

Rubio's went bankrupt in 2020 - at least 3 years before the increase in the minimum wage. Thank you for clarifying in the point WELL INTO YOUR STORY after you attempted to tie the recent store closings to the minimum wage increase. In and Out was already paying its employees more than $20 per hour before the wage hike. Why do you not acknowledge that Rubio's high debt load lead to closing stores and another bankruptcy? Bad reporting.

[@Ricer-b4n]

NO!!!

[@d.meadows6837]

Yeah getting the minimum wage you get minimum work!!!

[@jeffreysmall8902]

They just gonna get replaced by self serve register and robotics

[@Photobuffeddy1314]

Easy money grab ‘ corporations creed 😅😅😅

[@Photobuffeddy1314]

They to voted fr it , don’t blame the people,??

[@CoachBorne]

$5...IF everybody chipped in and gave $5... These workers & businesses would still be afloat! Thanks President Oboma for putting that forward. Oh wait, your trying to get more money for the rich 1st Family! If Hunter gave 1 months pay from his INTREPOLS MOST WANTED & ENERGY BOSS...wait what did Hunter know of Euro & Energy...besides...if He took 1 months pay, he could likely give that $4 raise to every worker for every shift for a few months, throughout California!!!

[@kuor1979]

Close gavins job ... Recall him

[@SS-iv7wv]

California is like granola, fruits, nuts and flakes LOL. These people are looking for work cause now they're unemployed, way to go Cali.

[@rachelblackburn669]

Yes duh

[@EnjoyingWhitePrivilege]

Liberal logic. Derp

[@9340Singh]

Lazy teenagers wanting a free ride, there are plenty of blue collar jobs that pay good with no college degree.

[@binki611]

I’m just here for the comments 😂

[@Tent2013homeless]

It be more homeless

[@Thejimbodowntown]

Yes...yes it does.

[@hefeadoy8389]

Restaurant servers moving to fast food?

[@vespacheck]

Its hurting employees, over 10000 jobs lost already exactly as expected. Vote democrat get terrible results.

[@user-ix3yh8yt7r]

Boo!! EDH sucks major bunions!!!!

[@Tent2013homeless]

Alot more business closing up layoffs high rent for the business it will be more homeless. Watch and see

[@RobertCrandall-ce8gv]

Yes you can have your cake and it it too. I support a high min wage, and these fast food joints do not have to raise prices at all., they will still make a massive quarterly profit, it's called greed the ceo's and the share holders want more and more, the bottomless pit. It can all benefit everyone, just don't be greedy, pay employees decent wage, keep prices low, you still have a lucrative profit...Bob

[@ianfisher7360]

Guess they got fed up of making massive profits and closed the businesses then??

[@jackpwade]

Customers expect better meals for their money. That's where they went. Don't lower wages. Try making better food! No brainer

[@mariojrog9465]

Don't hire lol

[@ronniedavis9158]

If they can't pay employees they need to close point blank

[@crystalparker100]

As a society, we should agree that fast food is not really food, so there is no loss if they all close. Any business that can't pay a living wage should not exist. Period. Automation should be implemented anywhere possible. AI is going to take a lot of jobs and create some new ones. Work hours should be cut for everyone, creating more jobs, but at a living wage. The people who support capitalism are watching it crumble before their eyes, while they try to put bandaids on unsustainable business models. Everything changes - all throughout history.

[@RobertCrandall-ce8gv]

I disagree I think a fast food worker can make it a career, stay with company or mive on. When I was younger yes the fast food workers, were probably at their first job. But as we know times have changed, everything is so much more 3xpensive, for a young person starting out it can be very difficult. Bob

[@TheJesselopez1981]

No it doesnt. Many places, including fast food restaurants are looking to lower their prices because their price gouging drove away too many customers.

[@buckyperchski-mc2vo]

And alot of the restaurants are closing thanks to the $20 min wage.

[@TheJesselopez1981]

@@buckyperchski-mc2vo like who?

[@TyrianHaze]

​@@TheJesselopez1981 I heard that macdonalds and tacobell plan on pulling out of the state. There's going to be hundreds of restaurants closed because of these brain dead laws.

[@TheJesselopez1981]

@@buckyperchski-mc2vo gave up in this thread too huh?

[@Kei73737]

​@@TheJesselopez1981🙉

[@hefeadoy8389]

How

[@notconvinced]

Cry me a river capitalist 🐷🐖🐖🐖🐖🐖🐖 !!! If you can't afford to pay your workers, then you can't afford capitalism, can ya now!! This is the way this failed economic system doesn't work. Capitalism was inherently doomed from the very beginning!

[@larrywu4134]

Why are you living in USA? Venezuela sounds like the right place for you......our border is always open for out flow !

[@TurdFergusen]

capitalism brought you everything, your anger is misplaced due to you needing to learn about how the world really works

[@TurdFergusen]

your president and the dem controlled administration just kept printing and printing and bribing and lying and what the heck did you think was going to happen

[@TheJesselopez1981]

​@TurdFergusen capitalism did not bring everything. Most things, like technological or medical advancements, were brought to you by government funded or subsidized research. Capitalism made it with ever cheaper materials, high price tags and tries to find a way to have you pay monthly for it, or cover it in advertisements. Capitalism doesnt make things better.

[@TurdFergusen]

@@TheJesselopez1981 and where did the govt get the funding for those technological advancements?

[@FrarmerFrank]

A full time 8 hour employee isnt only $20 and hour or $3200 a month but ObamaCare requirements, and Employer,Fed and State taxes can said employee now cost $6000 a month as a expense A robot that can make burgers or that can run the fryer can be bought for the cost of 6 prep workers in 1 month 2 Ordering Kiosks can be bought for the cost of 1 employee in a month I live near one of those built during pandemic McDonalds Franchise where there is only 1 employee to run Drive Through and the Manager with a small dining /waiting area 4 ordering Kioks a Order pick up area for App Orders and Door Dash/Uber Eats,etc pickup with the Manager occasionally coming out to drop orders in pick up,fill up drinks,and ring up the occasional cash playing customer When entry level and repetitive manual labor employees costs more then robots that can do the job,they will be replaced by robots........something Obama omited talking to union workers about the U.S. "2nd Industrial Revolution"

[@JohnSmith-vy7ck]

😂 Keep Voting Democrat