(04-03-2015 06:46 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  I've heard that some restaurants in Seattle will raise their prices 20% and post that "tips are not suggested."

It's not hard to imagine that at some upscale restaurants, waiters who go from below minimum wage to $15 an hour will actually loose income.

It may not hurt the steak and lobster places. But the less expensive pizza and burger restaurants are going to be hurt.

Once again, the wealthy will come out fine and the lower classes will suffer. That's socialism at work.

(04-04-2015 08:42 AM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  

(04-03-2015 06:46 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  I've heard that some restaurants in Seattle will raise their prices 20% and post that "tips are not suggested."

It's not hard to imagine that at some upscale restaurants, waiters who go from below minimum wage to $15 an hour will actually loose income.

It may not hurt the steak and lobster places. But the less expensive pizza and burger restaurants are going to be hurt.

Once again, the wealthy will come out fine and the lower classes will suffer. That's socialism at work.

How demoralizing it must be for someone that has worked hard for years to achieve the 15$ wage on their own... to suddenly be making minimum wage again?

(04-04-2015 12:07 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(04-04-2015 08:42 AM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  

(04-03-2015 06:46 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  I've heard that some restaurants in Seattle will raise their prices 20% and post that "tips are not suggested."

It's not hard to imagine that at some upscale restaurants, waiters who go from below minimum wage to $15 an hour will actually loose income.

It may not hurt the steak and lobster places. But the less expensive pizza and burger restaurants are going to be hurt.

Once again, the wealthy will come out fine and the lower classes will suffer. That's socialism at work.

How demoralizing it must be for someone that has worked hard for years to achieve the 15$ wage on their own... to suddenly be making minimum wage again?

That is the way I have always seen it. The poor just got more money but the middle class didn't. Yet the price for everything just went up. So yet again it would mean less money in my pockets.

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What will happen is that other industries that are accustomed to making 1.4 x minimum wage (or what have you) will now want new wages based on the new minimum wage.

When that doesn't happen, workers will leave Seattle and the city will lose some of its tax base.

(04-07-2015 11:56 AM)oliveandblue Wrote:  What will happen is that other industries that are accustomed to making 1.4 x minimum wage (or what have you) will now want new wages based on the new minimum wage.

When that doesn't happen, workers will leave Seattle and the city will lose some of its tax base.

Yes, and unfortunately they'll come to Texas and with that their stupid Lib ideas.

(04-07-2015 01:36 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(04-07-2015 11:56 AM)oliveandblue Wrote:  What will happen is that other industries that are accustomed to making 1.4 x minimum wage (or what have you) will now want new wages based on the new minimum wage.

When that doesn't happen, workers will leave Seattle and the city will lose some of its tax base.

Yes, and unfortunately they'll come to Texas and with that their stupid Lib ideas.

They'll bring their tax dollars and experienced labor as well. Let's not act like new residents are the "bad guys" here.