California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour. The raise takes effect April 1.

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    1 year ago

    This guy is fucking ridiculous. He’s overreaching his boundaries on every possible level. I own a small business, we’re barely making ends meet as it is, and now it’s going to be impossible for me to compete with fucking Jack in the box for employees.

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      1 year ago

      If you can’t afford to pay a liveable wage then you can’t afford to stay in business.

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        1 year ago

        I find that people that say this are the kind of people who won’t pay a liveable price for products either though

        If a small business is offering a good meal for $30, and a big chain is offering a poor quality substitute for $20, the vast majority opt to line the pockets of billionaires while moaning about the prices of the small businesses

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          1 year ago

          That would be because the people buying the meals also need to be getting paid a liveable wage to be able to afford the better meal. People don’t choose worse food by choice if they can afford the good food.