Mike Rowe on Panera trying to dodge CA’s $20 minimum wage: ‘This is a lesson’

TV host Mike Rowe joins ‘The Big Money Show’ to discuss his ‘work ethic scholarship program’ and his ongoing efforts to provide alternative forms of education. #foxbusiness
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[@SuperTransmission]

Panera is a good place to go to get ripped off & leave hungry

[@Damon-qt3fw]

I agree, but their bread is good though.

[@AutumnLuvsJesus]

12 dollars for a bowl of soup. Shenanigans

[@AutumnLuvsJesus]

@@Damon-qt3fwI make my own now. Even better…

[@jasono2139]

$6 for a CHILD'S grilled cheese sandwich (which is two cheap pieces of white bread with a single slice of cheese) ...I could have made 20 grilled cheese sandwiches for cheaper and tasted better than that garbage.

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

Don’t forget leave pissed off

[@ThePIPdesign]

Panera is literally a microwave and a boiling bag, gross!

[@calvinhobbes6118]

I ate Panera bread last year for the first time in 20 years. I still remembered what the quality of food was, then I ordered and ate what was basically an overpriced and cheap fast-food meal. It just proves how much has changed.

[@Winged_Wagon_Nation]

It was still just over priced soup and bread back then as well.

[@oneanddonetzone3673]

I used to do that to go to Panera by artisan breads so called artisan breads. Bread is so easy to make it home even if you don’t have a mixer if you use quick rise yeast you can even have it sooner plus you can refrigerate and even freeze your dough if you freeze your dough shaved in the size you want and I throw in a little extra yeast. Literally I have fresh bread all the time and it takes very little effort same with pizza dough

[@chadsimmons6347]

The Turkey sandwich, bag of chips, drink = $18.00 at Panera same thing at Quick Trip was $9.12 & QT sandwich was better

[@selfdo]

That's what happens to what was once a good idea, or a good company, once the "suits" and especially if they're CHOSENITES, take over.

[@Winged_Wagon_Nation]

@@chadsimmons6347 What the hell is quick trip

[@TheStr8tshooter]

I’ve always enjoyed Mike Rowe’s takes on different subject matters. He seems level headed, professional with a fair, common sense approach.

[@SalisburySnake]

Mike Rowe should be drafted for president against his will. No one who actually wants the job should ever be allowed.

[@Alex_Underwad]

​@@SalisburySnakeHe is one of the only genuine and caring human beings left. I loved him since the moment he graced the world with his presence over a decade ago.

[@russellhltn1396]

I love how he doesn't villainize anyone. It just calls it "unintended consequences".

[@LuKiSCraft]

Agree @@russellhltn1396

[@LuKiSCraft]

@@SalisburySnake Lmao kinda true

[@robschannel4512]

How about Newsom has to resign because he gave a big favor to a donor.

[@ron.hertzberg]

That donor is his former college roommate to

[@voiceofraisin241]

@@MiMiiViVispeak for yourself. How many high school kids can kiss their fast food job goodbye. Restaurants will now hire college graduates. It will eliminate jobs for those it was intended to help. It will force the closure of many restaurants. It will cause business owners to implement robots. He is chasing away the rich folks and giving entitlement programs to those that don’t have money. He is inviting people who don’t have a dime to their name to move to California. He is billions of dollars in debt. When he was mayor of San Francisco, He had a ten year plan to eliminate homelessness in San Francisco. You had better start doing some research and stop voting party line. You are part of what is killing California.

[@ron.hertzberg]

@@MiMiiViVi shut up liberal. Your state is a nightmare. 34 billion in debt and homeless everywhere. Newsom is a puppet or just so very stupid.

[@iamtheoffenderofall]

​@@MiMiiViVienjoy your high prices with everything your liberal overlords give you.

[@michaelmcgillivray1624]

Robschannel, New won't resign or even be asked to. Maybe you forget this is Kalifornia. They like what they've got. They will now be paying exorbitant prices for a cheese burger, and tourists from out of state will stay away. The folks in Kali. will soon have their wish, and only the exceedingly wealthy and the homeless will live there.

[@oneanddonetzone3673]

It’s good to have Newsome as your friend… Remember when he was at the French laundry with no one could leave the house without a mask actions always speak louder than words

[@halfmil6467]

Remember maskless auntie Nancy getting her hair done at Medusa's salon. Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[@selfdo]

@@halfmil6467 They actually believe they're ABOVE the law and BETTER than the "average" Californian. Ever wonder WHY CA does its level best to frustrate 2A rights?

[@wmason1961]

​​@selfdo to be fair, most Americans are better than the average californian.

[@altpraize6708]

I live in California, April 1, i stop eating at every fast food joint. I'm not going to support that stuff. I work hard at my job tolerating unnecessary BS for $19 hr.

[@kyzor-sosay6087]

$20/hr for unskilled labor is horseshit.

[@selfdo]

If you're making but $19/hr in CA, you can't even afford Del Taco's Tuesday "Taco Nite". Problem "solved" by default.

[@sludge8506]

The market will decide. And talk is cheap. It’s wonderful that you won’t be eating there anymore, altpraize. That’s the free market.

[@GeorgeVCohea]

@@sludge8506 It's not the free market, when the factors are decided and predetermined through external means.

[@soccerkills]

So your a joke saying you will stop on April 1

[@linksbro1]

This law was DESIGNED to give Panera an exemption, specifying that only establishments that made their own bread *before october 2023* are exempt, meaning that no other business can even get the exemption.

[@guanoguy4800]

Bakeries can. Other sandwich businesses.

[@GeorgeVCohea]

Subway would qualify.

[@SalisburySnake]

@@GeorgeVCohea I'm pretty sure Subway's bread is not actually made in the store.

[@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou]

​@@SalisburySnake I’m pretty sure at least one country has ruled that it is not bread, and if Starkist is to be disbelieved, there should not be a fish sandwich on the menu either.​

[@ricksomething]

Your mom loves bread.

[@markericburke5303]

My hat goes off to Mike gust a very intelligent man with a heart of gold if I was president I would have him on my staff 😊

[@jessevan7652]

The USA 🇺🇸 need more trade schools!!! Amen ✝️

[@fzz188]

The problem with joining the trades is Electricians, plumbers, carpenters and pretty much all other trades starting pay it between 12-15 a hour and it takes 5+ years to reach 20 a hour if your working for a good company. You can get a factory job most places starting at 18+ Walmart is offering 18 to stock shelfs Call local trade businesses ask what entry level pay is and how long it takes to move up.

[@jessevan7652]

@fzz188 well people should be pair for there exspierince not there education !! Because most educated people are paided for there education with no exspierince! Look at all the ones in office ! Idiots !!!

[@_UsernameUnavailable_]

​@@fzz188The shady thing alot of the large companies do is they will pay $20/hr, but then they'll cap your hours at 30 hours. So you don't get all the other benefits. There's always a loophole for the rich.

[@MDAdams72668]

@@fzz188 Thanks illegal immigration. I chose a trade because I did not want a desk job When I started skilled tradesmen earned 5x what stockboys, barmaids, and other no-low skill jobs did That would be $100/hr + the fantastic benefits now Why is that not the case well just go to ANY construction site and look at who is working I never thought I could be offshored and technically I wasn't I was on shored by illegal immigrants

[@Silver77cyn]

And unions.

[@dustinsullivan7216]

If Mike Rowe was given a talk show, I would watch it every day.

[@Bigrignohio]

Agreed.

[@GeorgeVCohea]

It would be better than the junk on now. Kimmel is about the only decent host these days. If Rowe replaced that moosetrumpet Seth Myers, it should work, and the ratings might actually rise for a change.

[@parklloyd6690]

He does have a podcast. It's called "The Way I Heard It," and it's great. Cheers.

[@garysilver3472]

He should have his own podcast like Joe Rogan's

[@mst3kpimp]

he makes some sense but hides behind the whole "get into a trade school" bubble when there are legit concerns about the current system, the whole "if you raise wages food will be unaffordable" argument is really him catering to corporate simps.

[@tennesseecoinco]

In our are here in Nashville, TN most places are starting people at 19.00 hour already. Fact is you have to offer 20.00 or more to get someone anyway. Since 20.00 is poverty level now.

[@sshady7272]

Screw CA, just move out of that hell hole..

[@user-mf9kw1yi5p]

PLEASE, don't encourage them.liberals made their own beds,let Them sleep in it ♥️🤍💙

[@tobybigham4196]

This is why most Vets when they get discharged don't stay in California when that was their duty station!

[@nbaoldgirl]

I can’t afford to move but I’ve been looking into it 😂

[@tobybigham4196]

@@nbaoldgirl I honestly mean this with all due respect. But how can you afford to stay there? I left Cali in 1999 because I couldn't afford to stay there without free room and board from the USMC! I moved to Florida that year and bought my first house for $55k cash. The same house would have costed me $400k out in Carlsbad or Oceanside!

[@nbaoldgirl]

@@tobybigham4196I appreciate you replying to me respectfully. Believe me, if I could afford to move I would. I can barely afford to live. Moving out of state from CA is expensive and I have no savings and 3 dogs and a cat and it just seems daunting as well as expensive but I’m not giving up on the idea entirely. I just have to go about it in a creative way I suppose. Thanks for your reply!

[@osu122975]

I would pull all my businesses from California. Keep your fast food. States are gonna bankrupt these businesses.

[@lonniedillman6551]

They sure are!! That will come to haunt them , as taxes are what keep things moving money coming in..duh😂😂😂it's hilarious they are "biting the hand that feeds them" old old saying

[@osu122975]

@@lonniedillman6551 Hey I know that saying. It aint that old 😉🤣🤣

[@user-vx5se6zt4q]

Americans should not be eating fast anyway its China owned and bad for you

[@selfdo]

Quite a few ARE, and the clueless morons running the formerly Golden State into the ground don't care.

[@valevisa8429]

You say bankrupting junk foods will be a bad thing ?!

[@gusjones9388]

Mike should run for Office. Governor, Congress, Senate or President.

[@simsreject5925]

CA now requires fast food workers to be paid more than some medical personnel and nurses. What sense does that make?

[@mheiseus]

So nurses and medical professionals make min wage where you live? I'm so sorry to hear that.

[@prof113]

@@mheiseuswhen you divide out to pay per hour, and compared to the new proposed Cali minimum, possibly!

[@mheiseus]

@@prof113 so then you understand that different states have different levels of sustainable wage according to the living conditions and environment, right?

[@emp0rizzle]

​@@mheiseus "Minimum wage workers tend to be young. Although workers under age 25 represented one-fifth of hourly paid workers, they made up about 45 percent of those paid the federal minimum wage or less." All other age groups make up 10-15% for that age group. I never held a minimum wage job even my first job as a pizza delivery driver when I was a teenager, I made $3 above minimum in the 90s. No one makes THE bare minimum wage, the job market doesn't support wages that low because no one is going to work them.

[@mheiseus]

@@emp0rizzle okay once again: different states have different min wages based on the sustainable living conditions and environment... $20/hr in CA is different compared to $10/hr in North Carolina or $7/hr in Wyoming... It's the lowest possible wage you can make in each state just to be able to afford basic rent and utilities...

[@JaniceVineyard-kf6wm]

Thank you Mike.

[@seanholmes8290]

Ya it took 10 years of experience to make $20. Now all new hires will make what I made. Great.

[@andrewm7706]

Well did you vote for Newsome? Did you vote in the recall?

[@fortunateson2]

So your employer has been underpaying you for 10 years?

[@tommybarnhart6023]

Get more skills, and find another job/employer ASAP!! You should have been out of that job after two years with pay like that! (Two years because you could had earned a technical degree, etc in that amount of time … and now be making 2-3x that amount.)

[@bradchristy8429]

@@fortunateson2Tell us you have no grasp of economics without telling us you have no grasp of economics.

[@bradchristy8429]

@@tommybarnhart6023☝️You too.

[@jim.h]

After they passed this crap in AZ, a local restaurant posted this notice on all of their menus: "As our loyal customers are aware, we try to keep our prices as low as possible, but due to the minimum wage increase, we have no choice but to increase our prices in order to cover the increased labor costs."

[@Lee-xu2wb]

Usually just an excuse.

[@zachmoyer1849]

@@Lee-xu2wb eh not really margins on prepared food are quite low

[@teevee2145]

So

[@MihirK007]

Ahh let’s use the places that pay couple bucks an hour to the employees and rely on customers to pay their employees?

[@zachmoyer1849]

@@MihirK007 i mean you are gonna pay them either way

[@loghomebuilder407]

Work Ethic curriculum. That is a fantastic idea. Mike Rowe is a genius and great American.

[@jonoslund4077]

Well....no more Panera Bread for me, no great loss.

[@Mike__B]

Oh no, why no more? Because they tried to take advantage of the system like many other companies do? So sad.

[@Carl-LaFong1618]

NO SOUP FOR YOU.

[@davidn.5803]

NEXT...!​@@Carl-LaFong1618

[@tomhenry897]

Because you never ate there

[@EllsworthJohnson-ui1xm]

Honestly, really never liked it, so it has been years since I have been there. They won't me

[@lawrencehalpin6611]

I love his logic. Thanks for putting this out. God Bless

[@Timbrock1000]

And people are still unable to understand why fast food has become so expensive?!

[@thetruthishere8733]

Unskilled labor doesnt deserve 20/hr

[@cobra-mn745]

@@thetruthishere8733 nor do CEO's that don't touch a product deserve more than what the President of the USA is paid, after all isn't he/she the most important person in the USA.

[@thetruthishere8733]

@@cobra-mn745 very poor argument my friend

[@johnjobber2219]

Just keep voting Democratic if you like paying more

[@selfdo]

@@thetruthishere8733 Unskilled labor, like Skilled Labor, or various professional disciplines, "deserve" what the FREE MARKET will bear. No more, no less. And who the hell sets some wage scale? In life, as in all things, you don't get what you "deserve", you get what you NEGOTIATE. Else, this father of FIVE would never have gotten laid and my lineage would have stopped.

[@GooseTronics]

seems like prices / cost of living inflates way before the minimum wage does... kinda keeps a lot of people perpetually poor, unable to ever catch up.

[@spongeintheshoe]

Index minimum wage to inflation.

[@christopherstimpson6540]

If a dishwasher gets $20 an hour then the cook will demand $40 an hour.

[@richardclifton4120]

...and it continues right up the chain, where no one makes any more than when they started. *Lessons are so hard to teach to those who will not "pay" attention.*

[@SeraphimCherubim]

It's not moving fast enough.

[@maddhatter3564]

@@richardclifton4120 Mike makes that point in other videos, Someone thats worked years to get $20 HR wont stand for that same $20 HR being minimum.

[@Mike__B]

This is only fast food workers wages, there are no dish washers or cooks, everyone does the same crap, and more importantly there are typically no dishes to be washed.

[@zesolodar]

and in 5 years the market will correct itself so 20/hr will mean nothing. 20/hr in 5 years will be equivalent to 7/ hour in todays money. as long as you stay or work at the bottom rung of the economic ladder you will never earn a "living wage". my uncle is the head of economics at a major us university, not quite ivy league but a step below it. it amazes him how dumb and how little the politicians know. hes actually from denmark so he he laughs when they try to implement nordic countries economic principles to the us but they dont even understand those

[@Bob9999]

Mike Rowe is definitely one of the good guys!

[@kevinthomas895]

He's paid to be. $250,000 an hour appearance fee.

[@SpringScapes]

I think all your fast-food restaurants should start baking their own bread.

[@krogersucks45]

Thats the problem with politicians argument about school loan debt. Nobody is asking these colleges why there tuition is so high ?

[@davidc5027]

More hyper inflation to come.

[@viscountalpha]

It's not avoidable. If it does happen, be out of debt when it does.

[@Reason-fg4ik]

Panera is lousy food anyway, who needs them?

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

It is better than 90% of the other businesses that are forced to replace workers with kiosks.

[@michaeldc951]

Disagree, Panera has some pretty good sandwiches and some solid breakfast food

[@Resistance_is_Futile01]

Total junk

[@johnbrown9802]

Uh you're on crack they're pretty good

[@pla6ue]

The employees and the customers. Just a guess.

[@wickedbird1538]

I worked for a company that got a tax break to build a new building. The new building was highly automated and used 50% fewer employees for the same work as the old plant which was eventually closed.

[@itschriscash]

You want work ethic? Tell corporate companies about pay ethic.

[@brandonburnham7831]

Nailed it.

[@cpK054L]

That's antisemitic

[@vaseasun]

That was my takeaway. Stop telling people that work ethic means working more hours for free. That's not what it means.

[@Abaddon231]

That's exactly why all fast food places are going to be replaced with AI , and will only need one person present at all times . Electricity and software is a lot cheaper than a whiney employee , it always shows up to work , doesn't need insurance and never cries about pay .

[@cpK054L]

@Abaddon231 it did when companies start getting to greedy to pay ELECTRICITY BILLS 😄 🤣 😂 😆

[@eddiekulp1241]

Seems like Panera will have a hard time hiring if everyother place pays more than they want to

[@joshuaevans3499]

Maybe but I think what will happen is panera will either raise prices or just cut hours

[@peterbedford2610]

Not if there's a few hundred thousand new people in the state desperate for work.

[@maddhatter3564]

as mike said, they were too clever by half.

[@tomhenry897]

Everyone else is closing or firing workers

[@VinnyBloo]

Every place will raise prices and cut as many jobs as possible. It's basic economics. Homelessness will also rise as it does every time the minimum wage goes up.

[@escapegrl1]

I’m in MI and kiosks are already popping up here all over.

[@DellikkilleD]

lmfao, no, they arent.

[@EllsworthJohnson-ui1xm]

@@DellikkilleD I live in Michigan too, and yes they are, Lake Orion had them over two years ago, so I think many others have since.

[@Abaddon231]

In MN they are experimenting with AI kiosks and drive thrus. These fast food places ,have 1 or two employees working , everything is done by AI and the ppl are there just in case the AI fails . It won't be long before only one employees is needed at these fast food places .

[@jbs-vu5mc]

A lesson that we DON'T learn, over and over and over again!

[@christopherrafferty6164]

The real message here is at the end when Mike talks about the curriculum and scholarship for trade schools after high-school. That's the meat, the rest is fluff to get us to listen. Keep it up Mike, you're a man to be listened to.

[@Yezindeed]

Fast food with these prices they are charging are going to be no food except the food you prepare at home👌🏽

[@selfdo]

That's been fairly much my response. Not only does most fast food not "do it" for me (I confess to an occasional Popeye's or El Pollo Loco, but even then, I use specials and coupons), but so often the poor service and bad attitudes of the staff ruin it for me.

[@PurpleMonkeyWaffle]

Here in Ontario Canada its $20 for a meatball sub with bacon. 20 BUCKS!!!. $15 for a 6" chicken sub and a small bottle of orange juice. half a sub and a drink for almost 20 bucks is fucclslfjwefsdn ridiculous!!

[@thetruthishere8733]

$20/hr is ridiculous to work at panera!!!! Tradesmen make that

[@DellikkilleD]

really shitty ones maybe

[@edwardmcdermott9948]

America and Americans first last and only

[@forrestshadow]

Mr. Rowe is always worth listening to, he know what he's talking about. Insightful.

[@preshisify1]

💯

[@shannonnewman3091]

A $20 minimum wage is High, for minimum wage . Just my thinking ....

[@smorris281]

Anyone who thinks they deserve $20/hr, needs to go to school and work for it.

[@not_nostradamus683]

The real issue with this $20 minimum wage job in California is CA is a huge state in terms of square mileage. Applying this to the entire state does not make sense.

[@tobybigham4196]

A job at McDonalds is a stepping stone to better jobs. It teaches you to show up on time and how to accomplish tasks set forth by your boss. It wasn't meant as a means to support a family and to make an actual living! If everyone is making good money doing menial labor, then there is no incentive to better yourself! Not to mention minimum wage has been shown in every instance to hurt minorities the most, and it raises prices so that you just have to keep increasing the minimum so it can cover costs!

[@lyrics4all691]

@@smorris281$20 an hour isn’t even a lot of money thi

[@fortunateson2]

It's high considering EMTs don't makes that much.

[@jd957]

Panera is no longer a business I will no longer be spending my money at.

[@BRK-B-all-the-way]

One would think Panera would know how to behave. They already have their reputation in a jam over smaller food quantity and jacked up prices. These corporate companies need to start hiring Chief of Common Sense officers or VP of Common Sense and they need review everything prior to it being said or released to the public. As a side note this might be another stock to short.

[@alienrocketscienceshared8454]

As long as there are schools like Dartmouth.... there WILL be no shortage of people working in the fast food industry.

[@braddouglas7839]

Nice

[@jimmye769]

Keep raising minimum wage, and everything else goes up and your minimum wage really goes down minimum wage is going up everything else cost more you’re gonna pay more taxes and you’re really not making any more money

[@mikecrooks8085]

It is not how many dollars an hour you are making but what can you buy with the wages you are keeping. Inflation and taxes are rendering the dollar worthless.

[@Brent-sb8ml]

Why do I get paid less than people made in 1964? $1.5 in silver values at 26$

[@redwolfexr]

Only if "cost of labor" is 100% -- when in reality its more like 25%. I laughed out loud when he whined about kiosks and AI.. I don't know a fast food place that doesn't have a kiosk. Even my local coffee shop has one. BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE THEM, it means their order goes in 100% correct. We already know that Fast Food can pay more in wages and only increase costs slightly. Plenty of examples around the world where fast food employees get insurance, vacation, maternity and are treated like humans. The issue is the shareholders want 15% return on investment instead of 5%.

[@spongeintheshoe]

Index minimum wage to inflation.

[@erichollywood2002]

When wages remain static, prices still go up . . .

[@jrb5353]

Now that I know how 'connected' Panera is to Newsom.....I will never eat there again.

[@DAVID-io9nj]

Serving up the old saying: there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

[@erichollywood2002]

Free lunch, huh? Many of those fast food workers work harder and are more stressed than some people who make six figures . . .

[@EMSEDUk8r]

Great program,Mike! Thanks for bringing these much needed success values to Las Vegas! - LV resident.

[@lawrenceleverton7426]

I never even made 20 Bux an hr my entire life. Retired and getting by with my "simple" standards. No thanks to Brandon. He only made it harder.

[@tobybigham4196]

I used to make $20/hr when I was an analyst at Honeywell with a college degree! But now a days I make more as an Entrepreneur. But I cease to understand why a high school student needs to make $20/hr flipping burgers and asking people if, "They want fries with that?"!

[@eMDiKhamPha]

I can't buy crap with my monthly $ + food stamp with the inflation. This is not counting insurance $

[@user-zu5do6ri6r]

$20/hr today is the equivalent of $10/hr 5 years ago.

[@Enrolled.Native]

Dam you must not have any skills lmao 🤣 I was makin 20 a hour at 16 years old I won’t even lace my boots up for anything less then 30

[@watsonphitness9117]

yea but you could buy a house working a part time job... the boomers ruined the economy so now were struggling because of it... of course you coiuld do more back before you all destroyed everything lol

[@redmond9653]

I love it when professional talking heads discuss work ethic.

[@royschalk6554]

Yes, but they make sense.

[@mheiseus]

$20/hr even working fulltime is barely US $38,400 a year... And they are complaing about min wage... The cost of living is very high in CA, average apt in LA and SF is US $3500.00 a month if you want to live in a decent part of town... Who cares about a work ethic if your not even making enough money to pay your bills and rent.

[@skidoorulz4914]

You are the prime example of a low to no skill employee. Can't even do math or figure out because of this 20 dollar per hour minimum wage the cost of living just went up more. 20 dollars and hour is 41,600 dollars per year. What California and all other states should require is if you can't make a go of it on what you are earning you need to go out and get a second job and even a third job if need be. This would solve a couple of problems. The shortage of workers that we keep getting told about and maybe people would learn to appreciate what they have. I know I worked 3 jobs when I was first starting out at 17. One full time job and two part time jobs.

[@zeldadesantiago6974]

I love this guy’s ethic

[@KimL1000]

Economics 101. Higher wages equals Higher prices. So in short you may end up paying $12 for hamburger because the person making the hamburger is now making $20 a hour.

[@richmartin1427]

Ok….then why in Denmark does McDonalds pay this type of wage and the burger costs maybe five cents more? When companies pay a wage that people can live off, it means they won’t use welfare and social programs. Meaning they don’t need as much money, so it lowers the deficit, and the you can pass along the savings in the form of tax cuts.

[@one-of-a-kind6606]

Tax cut do nothing for middle class, they have no deductions, while the rich do and pay no tax. So you advocating for the middle class to pay more tax. Also the dollar is less value than in Denmark due to government spending and printing. So all this will do is hurt the middle class

[@g.t.richardson6311]

“rich pay no taxes “. Economic illiteracy Top 10% pay 70% of federal taxes

[@maxidaho]

$12 for a burger! Have you gotten a burger lately? Try $18.

[@notlikely4468]

"Trickle up economics" If people have more to spend...they'll spend more

[@debbygerold7499]

Congratulations Mike and to the kids who will benefit.

[@PFunk-kt9gc]

I don't even visit CA any more. Can't figure out why anyone would still live there.

[@johnrobi0]

Guess Panera doesn't want to pay their fair share.

[@bryanneal939]

Not sure, but if they pay workers more then the menu prices also go up

[@BooRayWisco]

These jobs are not designed to support families. There designed to get young kids some spending cash while in school or retirees looking for part time stuff to stay active.

[@johnf1121]

god forbid they cut profits to better their employees, let them close

[@maddhatter3564]

@@johnf1121 It always amazes me the same people that think the business owners are greedy are the same ones that think the same owners wont raise prices to cover higher wages.

[@markciessau7192]

​@@johnf1121 There are no profits.

[@Alteringrealitystudios]

Vote blue so they can break you.😂

[@Dan-di4jw]

That's a good one 😆

[@johnf1121]

only if you're a trumpanzee !! Biden'24

[@peterjohnson1734]

"Blew" would be more appropriate!

[@augieschultz2530]

Thanks for helping our kids Mike.

[@danc2014]

Interesting how fast food wages in the bay area needs to be $20 but then places like Lodi must also support the wages too. Thus when burgers are $15 in Lodi then no one will buy them and they close down Who ever passed this law should be fired, was it even a item we voted on? The clause unless you bake bread was a sure sign of a corrupted deal. UPDATE ** The real bill passed was to regulate fast foods for a better work condition. Someone empowered the group to allow a min pay rate and the governor signed the change. CA was duped again. So when you vote to save the whales you will actually pass a law to ban crab fishing off the coast.

[@user-vp8sr4xv9v]

That's great what you're doing to give the kids what they need to succeed. It's on them how they use it. I was a framing carpenter for 40 years, and there is great satisfaction in seeing what you accomplished.

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

Mike Rowe for President. He would run the table on the 2 candidates we are stuck with.

[@Rhaspun]

That finite group of workers for fast food workers has shrunk. So many of the people who used to work there aren't working at these locations anymore for some reason.

[@spongeintheshoe]

It just doesn’t pay the bills.

[@thomaslecour2462]

$20/hr apply common sense, I’m just not eating out anymore, go ahead and raise minimum wage to $100/hr. 0 times what ever is still 0. Amazing how stupid people are

[@visitante-pc5zc]

This is socialism

[@atg1338]

Blah blah blah

[@redwolfexr]

@@visitante-pc5zc ROFL, its exactly the opposite of socialism. You don't get paid more as a doctor than as a fast food worker in a Socialist system. Seriously, what are they teaching people today?

[@I.D.I.O.C.R.A.C.Y.]

That would be true except the fact these companies lied about the reality of inflation and instead raised the prices in the middle of record profits per usual. So, just stop.

[@thomaslecour2462]

@@I.D.I.O.C.R.A.C.Y. You should have went to college in order to understand budgets, makings ends meet, and accomplishments in order to complete tasks efficiently. I am sorry for your lose

[@DugEphresh]

God bless Mike and what he has been doing!

[@Whiskey.T.Foxtrot]

They raised the minimum wage a lot here in Ontario 🇨🇦 about a decade ago. Impact: A roughly $10 Big Mac meal went up 19 cents. The cost of the franchise rights, supplies, marketing, and food determines most of the cost.

[@Jeff92346]

Newsom's bone throw to Panera was not unintentional. Imagine Newsom as President😮

[@letthedeedshaw7541]

Who needs fastfood???

[@DEVILDOG1964]

GOD BLESS YOU MIKE!!

[@KevinB-pd3me]

I wish Mike would run for President. He's one of the brightest people you'll ever listen to, he has credibility with people of all persuasions, and he just seems like a really nice guy.

[@bertg.6056]

I used to be a Panera regular customer, but over the past few years their service and food have deteriorated to the point where I am no longer a customer.

[@uheRRRRRR]

What did you think would happen when you outsourced the good-paying jobs and left with low-paying hospitality, retail, and fast food work?

[@beelikemizu604]

Gavin signed the bill but knows nothing about the exemption... BS LoL. An exemption for making your own bread, that's obviously targeted for specific businesses. They got caught & backpedaling like the rats they are. Agree with Mike, $20/hour employees will mostly be replaced with automation to claw back profits.

[@dronesarewatchingyouwhiley4587]

He’s the governor, not you. That mean he’s 10x smarter than you.

[@chele-chele]

@@dronesarewatchingyouwhiley4587 Sure Gavin, whatever you say...simpleton

[@braddouglas7839]

​​So Trump is 50x smarter than you? I'd buy that, homie.

[@braddouglas7839]

I can't believe people bought that load. But, if they're stupid enough to vote for Newsome they'll buy ANYTHING.

[@Quicks1lvr]

@@dronesarewatchingyouwhiley4587 10x more corrupt

[@Sheklen]

Love Mike Rowe!!!

[@FeistyAcorn]

Mike Rowe is a great role model!

[@Mike-lp9rv]

Let the "Loser State" -O'Leary keep destroying itself with homelessness.

[@jessevan7652]

Moke rowe is common sence , and we need more people with common sense!!! Period!!!!

[@JohnD-JohnD]

Employers need to be competitive when it comes to salaries. If not, they will not retain their employees very long. Let's face it, if the restaurant next door offers more, the employees will be tempted to look elsewhere. I have a feeling this will solve itself.

[@_UsernameUnavailable_]

It sure will. Everyone will keep raising wages, in order to be competitive, then business will start closing their doors... because they can't afford to pay their employee the going rate. It'll will be a glorious shitshow.

[@JohnD-JohnD]

@@_UsernameUnavailable_ You forgot the part where businesses will raise their prices first, then people will complain that a Big Mac is $20, and stop going while demanding even higher wages because the cost of living went up. It's a never-ending cycle. You could pay them a Million an hour and you will have the same result. But they don't see that.

[@spongeintheshoe]

@@_UsernameUnavailable_ If they can't stay in business while paying their employees a living wage, then quite frankly, they don't deserve to stay in business.

[@deezimmo4814]

The prices at McD's are too high for the low quality foodstuffs. I have not eaten at McD's for decades. The last time I was at a McD's was 2009 and I only bought a small coffee.

[@magnificentone4686]

Panera should close down all locations in CA as well as all other restaurants and force Newsome to resign as governor for running a corrupt government

[@paulrowe8033]

Mike Rowe for VP.

[@johnhutchison9782]

President.👍

[@pascalouellette8516]

Ethics used to be taught in colleges and universities, my parents had an old text book on it...

[@TheresaPowers]

the liberal colleges and universities have no ethics at all. They all push sexual degeneracy, communism and anti-God lies.

[@_UsernameUnavailable_]

If you've paid any attention to our government since 2001'ish you would know ethics and morals are long gone.

[@Moondoggy1941]

Mike Rowe should run for governor of Ca. Honestly he could not do a worse job.

[@johndavidson2365]

Mike Rowe for President. Wouldnt be able to fix anything, but at least he is a leader I believe in.

[@ogslowdragon]

Newson is friends with the owner of Panerai bread. Go figure.

[@realtree297]

Pandemic bread is also probably a big time donor to gavin pelosi’s recall campaign

[@upariverwithoutapatel]

It's about time we're pushing something like this instead of something stupid like college

[@bobmahnamahknob]

Maybe a kwik-e-mart in your future?

[@steady747]

lol

[@erichollywood2002]

Sounds like someone who couldn't get accepted . . .

[@Snarkapotamus]

Hate it when people make enough to live on! What next, corporate accountability!?

[@Seanymac1970.]

Was a big fan of dirty jobs. It showed the ppl breaking their butts so we have what we have. Mike taking his experiences to another level and helping young adults understand what it takes is just awesome. Hat is off my man.

[@RayTuttle-of5qd]

I wouldn’t pay 20. For the whole state of California

[@richardclifton4120]

No, but the guy in Robocop said it best, "I'd buy that for a dollar". The dollar isn't worth 10 cents any longer, so that's a deal.

[@user-wq5ws1qs7x]

What if you could remove the democrats?

[@pascalouellette8516]

Voting democrat has unintended really bad consequences so vote differently or just leave the state...

[@cgschow1971]

CA is a beautiful state. I always hope in my lifetime, it can be saved, but I doubt it. I left 25 years ago and never looked back. it was hell back then.

[@mikethomas5797]

WRONG!! If you won't vote differently STAYTHEFUCKTHERE!@!

[@mmmd3429]

Take a look at red states. They love their $7.25 an hour.

[@grigorirasputin996]

Yes, and the hordes of people being priced out of California can all vote Democrat in their new states repeating the cycle. Muhahahaha

[@colleenobrien8212]

No, no, keep them all. We want them contained in one place.

[@bodyloverz30]

Won't their employees simply quit, moving on to their $20+ hour competitors?

[@xmhkillz]

These laws are why it now cost $15 for microwaved soup and some stale bread from Panera.

[@nivaldobosio2027]

Leave California!! California is going downhill and fast.

[@richardclifton4120]

They have already hit the bottom, the question is how long will it be before they get rid of the slime in the state and climb back out of the ooze? Votes count when the election is honest.

[@afmajor322]

Who’s going to work for Panera when others are paying $20 an hour

[@politicsuncensored5617]

A hotdog or burger in liberal-land known as California is going to cost $30+ before you know it. I loved being stationed in CA, but I'm so glad I never retired in CA. Shalom

[@richardclifton4120]

I was stationed there twice. California has managed to lose both of those bases due to closure. Fort Ord, Monterey and Presidio of San Francisco.

[@politicsuncensored5617]

@@richardclifton4120I was stationed at the Mare Island naval base back in the early 80's. That closed long ago. It was north of San Francisco and I loved being stationed there. Shalom

[@erichollywood2002]

How do fast food restaurants in the EU manage to pay fair wages without ridiculously-priced hamburgers and hot dogs?

[@politicsuncensored5617]

@@erichollywood2002 Prices in the EU are higher for burgers, hot dogs and everything else. It has been higher in Europe since I have been going back and forth from the 1980s on. Shalom

[@erichollywood2002]

@@politicsuncensored5617 I don't consider 19 cents a considerable difference when providing a living wage . . .

[@Gocubsgo1958]

Boycott panera bread in California

[@armageddonready4071]

Corruption at its finest.

[@Ultrajamz]

Unions should be prevented from having a whole monopoly on an industries workers. Should be easier for workers to change unions.

[@bondjovi4595]

The types of people that work in the fast food industry. In all honesty, are irresponsible, unethical and don't deserve higher wages.

[@marid1580]

I’m retired & due to inflation I went back to work -20 hours a week -in a grocery store. Sadly most employees are 18-30 & they call out, are on their phones and have a poor work ethic.

[@joshuaevans3499]

How about seniors who's trying to make extra money because social security doesn't pay high enough? Having an opinion is one thing, however grouping everyone who works fast food as irresponsible, unethical and dont deserve higher wages is uncalled for.

[@joshuaevans3499]

@Marid1580. I congratulate you. Just ignore the hate. Some people just have hate in their heart and just follow the crowd

[@genxx2724]

@@marid1580 A young POC employee at Ralphs lied to my friend, claiming that the service deli was closed at 5:45 PM on a Friday. He had his earbuds in and apparently it was too much trouble for him to call for a deli employee. He didn’t care about the deli losing sales from all the customers who would shop on their way home from work. When my friend got to the cashier, he asked about this, and was told the deli was absolutely NOT closed. This was reported to the manager, who used such poor judgment that she spoke to the employee immediately. The employee charged up to the front of the store, shouted at my friend, and threatened to physically harm him outside the store.

[@maddhatter3564]

@@joshuaevans3499 i agree with you but retired are not the majority.

[@villagecpa]

Mike Rowe = a smart, common sense guy. Also enjoy listening to him.

[@ralphcurran8147]

Mike Rowe is awesome