Now that California has mandated another $7 an hour raise the next step will be even fewer fast food jobs. Seems like when they started kicking around the last raise from $7.65 to $13 an hour many outlets invested heavily in kiosks and reduced workers and/or hours. Now that they’ve instituted another huge raise I suspect the fallout will be even worse for those meant to be helped than the last ill advised mandate.

At some point one would think the idiots in Sacramento would realize taking orders at McDonald’s isn’t a career position.

Abrignac wrote:

It is a great help to the health of Americans. If all fast food companies go this way, people will be injesting less of their crap.

8trackdisco wrote:

Bada ba ba baah....I'm lovin' it!

DrMaddVibe wrote:

I fully support this mandated pay increase in California.

HockeyDad wrote:

You harbor ill wishes for your former home, don't you? 😰 😂

RayR wrote:

Not at all. I’m fully supportive of all of California’s progression.

HockeyDad wrote:

Understood. Everybody loves progressivism when you are not there to experience its progress. 😁

RayR wrote:

Californians are getting a lesson in economics courtesy of the state’s new minimum wage law.

A new law, taking effect this past Monday, created a minimum wage for fast-food workers of $20 an hour.

The New York Post reported that many chains in the state have already increased their prices to deal with the new wage.

Which chains are affected by the new wage?

The Post reported, “The law applies to restaurants offering limited or no table service and which are part of a national chain with at least 60 establishments nationwide.”

The old minimum wage for these restaurants was $16 an hour per state law. With an increase of $4, the Post found several chains have increased menu items to offset that.

The Texas Double Whopper meal at Burger King went from $15.09 on March 29 to $16.89 by April 1. The Big Fish Meal went up from $7.49 to $11.49, with other items on the menu going up by 25 cents to $1.

In-N-Out Burger saw burgers go up 25 cents and soft drinks by a nickel. Hart House, owned by actor and comedian Kevin Hart, increased all milkshake prices regardless of size by a dollar, sandwiches by 50 cents, and large fries by $1.10 going from $4.49 to $5.99.

While Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s, and Wendy’s haven’t seen price increases, one would have to imagine they are on the way.

More...

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/burger-king-n-others-raise-prices-significantly-2/ 

I cashed out my chips and left the table. Now I can just fire up some Orville Redenbacher’s.

HockeyDad wrote:

I fully support this mandated pay increase in California.

HockeyDad wrote:

Yessir... them chips gonna last a whole lot longer in our current locale. Fuh sho, fuh sho!

MACS wrote:

I'm so glad the both of you got out

DrMaddVibe wrote:

Escape from Alcatraz?

rfenst wrote: