If minimum wage kept up with inflation, it’d be $24 an hour.

@janinewetzler5037

Ай бұрын

Nationally!

@andrzejadamczuk9822

27 күн бұрын

But if the minimum wage would increase with increasing productivity of the US economy, it would be even higher than $24/hr

@rickvandusen9271

20 күн бұрын

Minimum wage can never keep up with inflation because it drives inflation.

Well said Carol! I completely agree with you! You are spot on! You know where the real problem lies. You have common sense! You should be running that state, not that joke of a governor!

You are right Carol. Use those buildings for housing and pass some rent control laws.

The robots are delivering food at some dine-in now. “It’s not gonna stop” is 💯 correct

My 1st job in 1966 was a fast food place. The only full times employees were the managers and 1 or 2 daytime employees. Everyone else were part timers. Mostly high schoolers or someone just looking for a few extra dollars. I don't feel fast food restaurants were geared for all employees to be full time. Used to be you could get a burger, fries & drink for under a dollar As time as going by you don't see the school kids working fast food liked they used too. The fast food employees now seem to be older and even seniors who can'tget by on their social security checks. Times change and not always for the better..

Wages going up for some people doesn't help those that their income doesn't go up but all cost of living goes up. Groceries, rents, utilities, and all other expenses. I'm on a fixed income so the higher expenses aren't covered by a raise as in many other people's cases.

Great job, finally someone I agree with, the California government lacks common sense, we need people like you in office.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

23 күн бұрын

Thank you. But, from what I see today politicians are mostly concerned about showboating. Little to no productivity. I would rather help people one at a time as a income acrossnfolks in need and actually see those lives be changed for the better. And, be an irritant in the eye to these worthless politicians in my spare time. Sometimes even shaming them into actually doing something helpful like what happened recently after continuously bugging a city council. LoL

Thank you Carol. I appreciate this and YOU!

Are the executives cutting their salary and perks? No, they always cut down on customer service and worker hours. It's just playing one group of people against another, worker against customer, for the benefit of owners. If the hotel charges extra, that's their decision, maybe they need to look at how they run the whole organisation and not blame actual workers and customers.

@marcydrake9159

Ай бұрын

YES!!! Exactly!! Thank you!! 👏👏👏👏🤝

@sandyallen1523

Ай бұрын

Exactly because without the customers and the workers you don't have a business

@phillipdunham8606

Ай бұрын

I agree but the truth is most have no clue how these places are running, all people do is spread rumors and assume. Its a little shadier than that, most McDonalds are owned by franchise partners. These are mom and pops, some goes bankrupt and ends up like the rest of us, big companies usually dont take risks like that , they leave it to mom and pops with a pyramid scheme pretty much.

@SanDiegoRT

Ай бұрын

Executives have a greater responsibility in the performance of their businesses. If their stores don’t reach expected revenue numbers, they get fired. If their stores meet expectations, executives get awarded accordingly. Higher skilled workers get more compensation than lower skill workers in a capitalist society. If you don’t like it, go live in a socialist country like Cuba or Venezuela.

@daizydayze9440

Ай бұрын

You're absolutely right!!! They can afford the new minimum wage! They're just not accustomed to doing proper fair business practices. We are in upside-down capitalism. Where their gains are all that matters. Not the responsibilities of operating a business that has the resources and ability to stand without corporate welfare and tax breaks. The financial disparities between employees and the corporate elite, is actual insanity!

My husband is salary here in TN, and they have cut almost all hourly employees down to less than full-time. And no body but a couple of hourly store leaders can work 38 hours... no 40 and def. No overtime. It's killing my husband, working 70 to 80 hours a week to keep the store running. It's such bs.

Hi Carol you are spot on plus just keep in mind who is paying their fair share of taxes and who isn’t corporations always punish the little guy who has no power. The 1% will be sitting on there million dollar yachts smiling this holiday weekend because they really don’t care.

I agree with you! Housing, utilities, food, gas etc need to be revamped!!

It is a vicious cycle of cutting hours or cutting pay and reduction in benefits. You are in the right for sure.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

Kind of like the story of the Emperor's clothes.

Hey, Carol! I think you are RIGHT ON TARGET! Anyone who is surprised by these "UNintended consequences" are just fooling themselves! This was as plain as day going to happen. There will always be a particular 'BOTTOM LINE" corporations are going to want, and one way or the other they WILL get it, no matter how much pain is inflicted on the community of workers and patrons. Ironically, I think there will come a point, where the cost of fast food will be priced out of reach of the average consumer. For Richard and I to each get a chicken sandwich and ONE small fry @ Carl's Jr is a few cents shy of $20. That is ridiculous and we are buying a lot less often.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

Fast food is quickly becoming more expensive than I think most are willing to pay. I was behind a woman awhile back and her bill for just a few items was $50!! The appeal.if fast food was the cheap prices..As that appeal is lost there will be fewer and fewer customers.

@sunshine3914

Ай бұрын

8 years ago (I remember distinctly bc me & my neighbor were both diagnosed with cancer at that time) my neighbor & I would have the lunch special at the mom & pop seafood place every week & the entire bill was $12. One day he was wanting a slushy thing from Sonic, he got a slushy, burger & fries, & I had only a coke & tatter tots… the entire bill came to $24.

@rogueinvestor2375

24 күн бұрын

As far as I can remember, the last time I dined at a fast food place was about 5 years ago. Not worth it. I wonder how much more expensive those places are now.

We were in Florida, rented a suite in Marriott for 6 days. Had housekeeping one time. Went to front desk for towels and TP. Sign of the times. You are right on!!!

@HD-er2cq

Ай бұрын

I've traveled a few times in the past few months and I've noticed the rooms are not even deep cleaned when you check in. Just a quick surface clean. And these were nice hotels.

Hi Carol Hope you are having a good day today. You are correct in my opinion. Absolutely

Carol you are RIGHT! I agree with YOU!

Minimum wage goes up, prices go up, people lose jobs. Things are only getting worse. Inflation, lack of affordable housing, hate, greed, broken healthcare system, and PTSD from huge events. The American culture is rotting from the core and I dont know what its going to take to make it better, but I hope it stops getting worse really soon. please keep being kind. We need folks like you!

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

I think people need to start connecting with each other Wenused to have neighborhoods where people looked out for each other and cared about each other. I think that is a start to rebuilding our nation one community at a time.

@danettedugansmith9879

Ай бұрын

This would be a good start. There are small pockets of this in DC. I know! Hard to believe. But I have lived on streets where we did just that. We honestly looked out for each other and helped each other. It is fading though. I think this generation of 30 somethings have lost it. We try to live and teach by example. We are all watching you do the same. Let’s hope your example prompts others! 💕

Low income workers work harder than any executive who sits with feet up on desk while delegating work to subordinates, goes to a big expensive lunch that lasts 2-3 hours, has a few drinks, returns to office to sign finished delegated work, stops at the gym or pool on the way home and gets home about 7PM relaxes,eats, sleeps ( he has a place to sleep !!!!! OMG).

Unfortunately, gas prices in CA are expensive than other States because they require a special type of gas due to emissions regulations for CA.

It's just a way to dump on people who actually work. How much are the executives making? To all those smug middle class people who think burger flipping isn't worth a living wage, how would you live if your underpaid nanny and gardener quit, how about the people who clean all the public toilets you use, how about all food prep workers and dishwashers. Internet people have dismissed those people as low value, I'd really like to see these people try to clean their own toilets and make their own food, a lot of them don't know how. I think they want free slave labor.

@marcydrake9159

Ай бұрын

That’s right! Thank you for saying it! 🤝

@curtbergeron703

Ай бұрын

Well said!

@mikew.to1

Ай бұрын

The reality is there is a massive supply of unskilled labour. At the same time there is a massive shortage of trade skilled labour. Most people think that a home builder trade, or a plumber isn't 'good enough'. When you have 'free' or tax (working people) education for courses in psychology and social studies that only fuels political dependency and little to no support for working jobs. The ones that want free labour, are the ones that want free housing. At least the person who makes the food, can become a plumber or an electrician without too much effort. But the one who wants free food will be the ones to enslave working people. There has to be some middle ground, and there is none.

@cynthiacrawford6147

Ай бұрын

They don't care. They say do better its your own fault. They should stop using the low paid services, then theyd learn

Spot on, Carol, the large SUDDEN increase rather than a more gradual increase as it should be is the problem

Wages go up - cost goes up including what they sell . No one wins. Been a long time since I stayed in motel that cleans daily. Mostly will give you clean towels BUT you have to go to front desk to get them

@summerdowlig

Ай бұрын

The executives and CEO's are winning.

As a Canadian I can honestly say we are experts in being taxed and conned by your government. Let me tell you what's going to happen to those of you now earning minimum wage. It sounds wonderful but you will notice that on each paycheque more taxes will be taken off, as you now earn more. And now that you earn more it may just put you in a higher tax bracket. So come tax season guess what happens. That's right you owe the government more. I earn a living wage, and still have nothing put aside for my retirement.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

I predict it will not be long before the Medicare cost borne by each person is increased and social security has cuts! As it is now there are parts of the country where seniors with paid off hones are having to sell because their taxes have increased 600% in one year!!!

@mikew.to1

Ай бұрын

And the worse part of it, is debt to pay the difference. I think gen X are realising that the debt is paid by future generations being taxed. They aren't conned either for very long, they know they have to pay their parents debt while trying to make it themselves.

@sunshine3914

Ай бұрын

@@gloriouslifeonwheels3621Legally, property taxes can only increase up to 10% per year. Fairly certain there’s a cap in CA, also.

@minimaxmiaandme.4971

Ай бұрын

Yes but you have paid for health care, and now a national dental plan....you have nothing to complain about.

something else that will result from reduced housekeeping in hotels -- proliferation of bed bugs -- we are all used to "self-serve" at gas stations, big box stores, many other retailers, fast food kiosks, etc... -- just know that lodging will start requiring guests to clean their own rooms. smh

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

You make a good point about the bed bugs. That is scary!

@seymoursmix4810

Ай бұрын

@@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 appreciate your time and dedication to relevant topics that give us all a much needed "heads up" and wake-up calls. bless you carol.

You are absolutely 100% correct. I live in Orange County, California. I have been here 55 yrs. I worked in Fast Food as a teen. I had the opportunity to move to management as I grew up, but I left for a career in bookkeeping. The cost of fast food in California has increased over 150%. I make a decent living, but now can't afford the prices. Good thing is it force me to cook. I went to Taco Bell yesterday for the first time since the increase to $20/hr. It only had three patrons and instead of someone taking your order they have a screen where you order. I agree people need to afford our high rents, taxes, etc., but this is doing more damage than good. They are losing business and cutting labor force.

I am in awe as to how you take complex and potentially controversial topics on with such grace and clarity.

I totally agree.

This is just another ruse to have robots to do the job. This is the norm for corp to do what they want to have us accept the changes 💯

These jobs need to pay people a livable wage!!!!!!

@michelleraney3577

Ай бұрын

You missed the boat.

@marcydrake9159

Ай бұрын

@@michelleraney3577 no, you did.

@misspiscesdreamz

Ай бұрын

💯💯💯

@jallen1227

Ай бұрын

Why ? Get an actual job by upskilling to a job which is meant to provide a career not for teenagers.

@marcydrake9159

Ай бұрын

@@jallen1227 if those jobs are just meant for teenagers, then they should only hire teenagers. The fact is that the majority of the fast food workforce consists of adults, many of whom have young families. Besides, everyone deserves a fair, livable wage, even teenagers who are saving for their futures. The CEOs can painlessly afford to share more of the profits that come from the people who do the hard work that makes them so much money. That’s the America that I want to live in. A fair one where everyone gets a fair shake. Healthy wages = healthy families = healthy America. 🇺🇸

Re: the hotel daily cleaning policy, I asked hubs if this means we don't have to pay for the days they don't clean. This is why we're starting our search for an RV.

@mikew.to1

Ай бұрын

We have elected the wrong kind of politicians. They just look after themselves and avoid making decisions. The move to RVs is a huge opportunity to convert public lands to low fee basic services for working van living. Instead they left airbnb unregulated (many if not all politicians own several properties) that drive up house prices and rental costs. Now unregulated venture capitol investments are buying up whole cities of housing fueled by low interest rates. They don't regulate them. Those that are owning rental have grouped online to stop competition and goes unregulated. The politicians we elect are only looking after themselves and are unable and unwilling to be accountable to the public they serve and the voters don't complain so long as they get a few crumbs from their selfishness.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

Nope. You still have to pay. Just watch. Hotels are taking their cues for airlines. Pretty soon everything is going to cost extra. Many already charge for parking, which is a scam because they know if.you are in a hotel you are likely away from home and have a vehicle. So now what should be an automatic part of the stay we are often charged for. Also many have "resort fees". This is a charge for newspapers, which I don't want and other mystery charges. Next will be charges for room cleaning.( BTW I found a resort that already is doing that) Just plain greed!

@sunshine3914

Ай бұрын

@@mikew.to1Our overall problem is, all but 3 of our current representatives, across the country, are millionaires.

I was a teen who held an after school part time job in the 3rd largest city in the country, when no one was open 24/7, except for a couple of taxis & one coffee shop. I, also, earned enough at that PT fast food job to save up for a car within two months. 30 years later, & I was having to pay 4x as much just to register an old jalopy, than I paid for my 1st, 2nd, & 3rd used car. Today my house is valued the same as what one of my clients just received from insurance on a 2-yr-old truck that was still drivable (driven to San Antonio & back to Houston a couple of times before the insurance decided to total it) & looked no less worthy than before. This event has left me completely despondent.

I figured they would cut people's hours when minimum wage went up. I bet the CEO's pay/benefits was NOT cut 🤬 I do agree that housing is the bigger problem, not just for low earners.

Plain and simple--the cost of living is too high out there in CA.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

It is indeed.pretty high.

A living wage tied to the cost of living by zip code should be the law, not a minimum wage. If a business cannot pay it's employees a liveable wage they shouldn't be in business. Gloria is right, affordable housing and healthcare to go along with a liveable wage.

@jallen1227

Ай бұрын

Why ? Fast food was intended for teenagers not someone whom is looking for a career or living with a family.

Thank you for sharing ✌️💖🤟✨️🧚‍♂️

Completely agree with you! As a server I have definitely felt the downside of this decision. Great getting more an hour, but if your hours are getting cut back because the owner can’t afford to pay you, I’m now making a lot less because I’m not getting the tips having my hours cut back!! Less hours don’t help anybody!! At least not me!!

Your right ON !

My concern is the company will leave a skeleton crew to hold the bag, leaving them vulnerable to theft or worse. Been in many stores with just one employee, very scary. Not to mention customer service will suffer.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

All of the above and more. I wouldn't want my daughter closing one of these places alone at night or even with one other kid!!

@sunshine3914

Ай бұрын

Yet, that’s been a thing for at least ten years.

The truth is that $20 an hour is not a living wage in California. What I can never understand is that the focus is on the workers who are trying to survive and not on the corporations who are raking in profits. Perhaps a CEO needs a pay cut. Why is the CEOs earnings never scrutinized in a conversation about what might hurt our economy. You are letting these corporations off the hook and focusing on folks who work hard every day and can’t afford food and housing in tide wages. How about a maximum wage? The greed is sickening and everyone’s blindness to it is bewildering.

@sharonlee7651

Ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@curtbergeron703

Ай бұрын

I agree! The problem is our country is based on capitalism. Unfortunately, with capitalism there can be no maximum wage. As long as we remain a capitalistic society, I’m afraid corporate greed will continue to be out of control.

@sunshine3914

Ай бұрын

Can’t understand it either, & that’s just one of the reasons why I haven’t spoken to my stepsister in ten years. She’s the one that hits the fast food joints multiple times a day (while living in a house that she “earned” by pushing her elderly MIL & FIL out of), while yelling that those people who are serving her “need to do their dues, just as those CEOs had to”. She wasn’t always so crass, until she started watching a particular “news” network.

@jallen1227

Ай бұрын

Can't wait to watch the robots being deployed.

I remember way back I think one of the presidents (Nixon ?) put a "freeze" on raising any prices, gas, rent, etc... (Our Federal minimum wage is still $7.50 hr. Some states and cities have raised their own minimum wage.) People still can't afford apartments and the necessities to live on $18-$20 hr especially if they don't have full time work with benefits. In the 1980's (in my early 30's) I worked full time, had a decent apartment, bought a small car and had health insurance through my employer and I had enough for all my other expenses and extra to go out with friends one day a week. What we are experiencing now is outrageous ! Municpaities, cities, towns, are now making homelessness a crime ! Yes there are plenty of buildings and unused motel's that can be made into affordable housing or pay according to your income housing. (Tax Credit housing receives funding from the government to pay part of low income people's rent and Sec 8 HUD will pay ad lower your rent more, if you qualify).

I hadn't stayed in a hotel in years, until this year. I saw that the Housekeeping was now just every other day instead of daily service. To cut back on paying wages.

Raise wages raise prices less employees less services. Government should mandate lower housing costs. Corporations own so much property. Do they really need all that money. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer😢

You got it right. I’ve been in the cycle. When I have improved my financial condition, then I lose a benefit that puts me behind. When wages have increased, I had less hours.

I work at Pizza Hut 🍕 I get $20/hour I get 2 hours PER WEEK Next week, they won't even give me my 2 hours for the week.

My income doesnt get that kind of increase (social security) so I can't buy prepared foods. There are probably plenty of others who can no longer afford it, further cutting the need for workers.

@hrhtreeoflife4815

16 күн бұрын

Q Hint: frozen section at Walmart. Microwave foods. Cheap healthier options. Q❤

You are right.

The problem is that the next tier of jobs people used to move to from the fast food minimum wage jobs no longer exists. I remember when small manufacturing plants could be found just about everywhere. Even in the super small town I live in there was a Peerless toilet factory where people could find a decent paying job. It's been gone for a long time now. I also remember when retail was a legitimate pathway out of poverty. Now retail jobs are low tier jobs too. At today's wages, there is no such thing as affordable housing. It costs X amount of dollars to build a house, and it takes X amount of dollars to buy and pay for it. Until this country restores that second tier of better paying jobs people can move move into from the lowest tier of jobs, these problems are only going to get worse.

@sunshine3914

Ай бұрын

20 years ago I remember the women I worked retail with, it was their way to afford insurance. Their husbands earned good wages, but were also dependent upon overtime, which put them in the highest of all tax brackets.

How much do you think the CEO of the McDonalds Corp made with his last bonus? My granddaughter is 17 and is making $20 as a hostess at a restaurant. She was working there before this law was passed. I’ve seen signs at fast food restaurants offering $18 - 19 an hour because they couldn’t find enough employees. Now owners are laying off employees because they have to pay their employees a reasonable wages????

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

I'm not saying it is the right thing to do but I am saying that th4sr large companies are not going to absorb the increase. They can't pass it all in to customers or they won't have any. So, they make up the loss by cutting employee hours, eliminating positions like the delivery drivers at Pizza Hut, and adding more Kiosks.and cutting lobby hours in their fast food places. Anyone who thinks these corporations will not cut costs to cover these increases is fooling themselves. My point is why don't politicians address the costs of the things that are crippling the average and low cost worker like houising costs, price of gasoline due to ridiculous taxes and fees, outrageous utility costs charged by companies making billions, out of control hospital ajd medication costs, runaway college tuition, Etc. Etc.

Come to canada. Health care..dental and medication. Housing for seniors and veterans..rebates on goods and service taxes..grants for seniors to help them stay in their homes. Seems like the usa system needs a huge overhaul

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

Our system definitely needs an overhaul.

The dance we go through when inflation hits is ridiculous because the “higher ups” are greedy with their bottom line. The cost of living has gone up exponentially everywhere, and while the COL is not the same as California, Arkansas’ minimum wage is $11. How can anyone live on that?! Also, I found out that the waiting list for public housing in San Diego is 12 years. TWELVE! I think you’re right. Those who have the ability need to be addressing the real problems with prices and housing. Other countries have proven it’s possible to pay a livable wage without the prices of everything skyrocketing.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

Actually I heard today the waiting list for a Section 8 voucher in San Diego is 15 years! The federal minimum wage is $7.25. Hasn't been raised since 2009 and many states still have that as their minimum wage including Texas and Louisiana.

@Out_GalliVANtin

Ай бұрын

@@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 That’s just insane! And sad too.

You are spot on.

I’m 65 semi-retired living in California working part-time as a bank teller earning $21 per hour …no one younger wants these jobs and when the bank hires them they don’t last long

Gas prices in Wisconsin today 3.99

@FeMiNem-Poet

Ай бұрын

$7.00 California some places.

@libbygardner3021

Ай бұрын

I was seeing a sudden 40+ cent increase in coastal central CA over the weekend! Holiday weekend and the corporations are price gouging even more than usual, I’d guess. 😡

@NZbirdessa

Ай бұрын

A little bit of info for anyone curious... in New Zealand the petrol price here is $2:70 on average per litre which equals approximately $10:20 per gallon. Minimum wage in NZ $23:15 per hour, equals USD $14:10. The average rent for a family home per week is $550 - $700+($335 - $426 USD per week) this depends on the city/ town and areas, but in the city centres they are often higher priced for less space. If your on minimum wage or a low wage above the minimum, the government department "Work and Income NZ (WINZ) will top up the rent which is income tested and is zoned, for example higher priced areas to live in like Auckland, Hamilton,Wellington and Queenstown are able to receive a higher amount toward rents and are allowed to earn more to be eligible for the accomodation supplement. Whereas where I live in a lower zoned area it's a maximum of up to $80 PW toward rents and our wage threshold is lower to receive it. The town where I live has quite high rental prices, on average it's between $530-650+ for a 3-4 bedroom house. Food, gas, rent and power here in NZ is so expensive. On average our winter power bill is $300-$400 this is because our house is older with single glazing and we have the heater on every day and on low throughout the night otherwise we would freeze. This price includes fixed costs for delivery charges ($2:35 per day, plus GST (good and services tax 15%) Queenstown is crazy expensive, the hospitality workers can barely afford to work and live there. Finding affordable housing, or a room is near impossible. Yet Queenstown would struggle to stay functioning without these vital workers on minimum wage. NZ has a housing crisis also like the rest of the world.

@jeannerountree952

Ай бұрын

Up 40 cents in one day in Wisconsin

Our state can't find enough people to work. lots of help wanted signs.

@elainegoad9777

Ай бұрын

People want full time jobs, a living wage with benefits and a lot of jobs don't offer this. Would you work at the sub shop 11AM-3PM 5 days a week for whatever the owner can pay ($'s) ?

Janet Andrews hello from Virgina: Really, it's like a two-edge sword in one instance you need a good income to afford housing however $20 dollars an hour in California is beans especially trying to afford an apartment even in the worse areas. As far as affordable housing Carol you know as well as anyone that is all about greed that's why rent is so darn high so unless people stop being so greedy we will keep going around like a merry go round .

If they would do whatever it takes to LOWER the price of everything, then increasing wages so much wouldn't be necessary. I agree that there is A LOT of empty buildings that are going unused that could be repurposed. There was a HUGE grocery store here that sat empty for 4years & they just tore it down to build condos ( not low income)...just unbelievable 😮 OH THESE POLITICIANS NEED TO GO BE HOMELESS FOR 2 WEEKS...I BET THINGS MIGHT CHANGE THEN

@sunshine3914

Ай бұрын

I’m near the Texas coast where I’ve been watching them take over a year to dismantle buildings that were built in the last ten years to withstand the most powerful of hurricanes, only to replace them with yet another cheesy vacant strip mall that can be knocked leveled within an hour.

👍🏽💰💰💰💲💲💲 money needs to rain down from heaven above for all of us 🙏🏽🛐

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

If only!!

I think it’s tragic, but I think you speak the truth. I don’t understand how everyone can’t see this. Do people only understand the true strength of a dollar when they are living on the edge?! It all just seems so upside down.

I totally agree

Every time min wage goes up. Everything else goes up. Including taxes,insurance . So now you're worse off than you were before the raise. Also servers who get tips and have to share them with Cooks hostesses get taxed on tips. But the people they have share it with do not get taxed on the tips the servers are v required to give them. And employers for the most part still add all there orders up and take taxes out for what the state says they should be getting. Even if they are not getting that tip. And because prices have went up so much people are not tipping as much and many no tips at all.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

It is true. As prices go ho people tend to tip less or not at all. Waitresses have a very.physically demanding job amd are often not compensated even minimum wage.

I take any work I can get. ⛽️ in my state is now 4.00 per gallon.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

That is high too. It is now averging $5.29 here.😒

The people who have to pay the $20 per hour will always see it as a bad thing, especially in the beginning, but if they just wait for awhile they should come to understand the workers now have money to buy more of their products which will lead to their profits rising. It won't only be their workers buying more but other employer's workers buying more. It takes a little time for these workers to get what they need and settle into their new incomes but it will happen. All the places they spend their pay will have more money to spend elsewhere. Plus the workers attitudes will improve when they aren't worried about wether or not to pay this bill or to buy food.

Totally agree!!

Companies in Mexicali are going to pass the increase on to customers, including the ones making 20 dollars an hour. They too will be affected by the price increase. Many companies are talking about moving out of California; companies like McDonald's. So it's not only customers being pinched, but many of them will be unable to shop for the goods and services they have had for years because the companies are moving out. I'm not sure but I heard a Big Mac is not 18 dollars in Mexicali not! Yikes!

Agreed!

Minimum wage in Seattle is $19.97 for most people (there is a different amount based on size of company and other compensation like health insurance) and it’s been a lifesaver for my husband. He was terminated from a job he had worked at for over 40 years while he was out with a work injury. He’s 64 and has only been able to get a job that pays $21, which is way less than he was making, but if minimum wage was lower he would be making less and we would be homeless. If you can’t afford to pay a livable wage you aren’t a legitimate business. Obviously, there are a lot of complex issues and raising minimum wage alone won’t fix them. A good start would be to stop sending aid to other countries until the citizens of this country are taken care of, as long as they are willing to work. Especially seniors who have worked their whole lives and are now lacking quality of life because they don’t get enough to afford basic necessities.

Sad that just as one is getting closer to hopping on the train it speeds up. I saw a Ted talk that talked about AI , artificial intelligence. Job loss is coming and hopefully some creative solutions will come, too. My grandson and his girlfriend are living in NYC and working hard . They are trying to figure out a plan not to be so overwhelmed. Simplicity , voluntary simplicity, minimalism sounds like a plan, what you are doing is inspiring. Keeping wages low wasn’t a solution. Never was! But raising wages is just one piece of the puzzle. I agree we need affordable housing! Even here in Maine life is challenging for many. We need workers to do in home care giving. So many seniors here need help. The best to you!

Enjoy your new position fast food workers due to your pay increase with a new firm named EDD as the restaurant closes.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

Some folks will absolutely lose their jobs and already have. The sad thing is many of the larger corporations have made billions and could afford to absorb the increase, but won't. The mom and pop shops are really going to suffer.

😮DOES IT MEAN THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START MAKING FOOD AT HOME NOWS ?

@hrhtreeoflife4815

16 күн бұрын

Not really People in California just switched to better diners offering healthier food than McDonald's. 😂 Panera Bread restaurant is doing very well

California should build the biggest homeless shelter with rehab in the 🏜 and every city should ship them there .

First of all, nothing will ever ruin California. Greed in real estate will make it become unrealistic and unaffordable for most the population to live here that is true. So in the future it's the wealthy that will only be able to afford to live here (besides homeowners and renters paying 90% of their paychecks on mortgages and rent, then that $20 an hr. is going to a nessessity instead of controversial). The irony then though the wealthy can surely afford the high cost of fast food no problem. Except the wealthy don't have to eat fast food. They can go somewhere else and have two hour lunches in expensive places with perfect food. And if hotel workers think they're underpaid and want to strike, let them strike. It's worth a shot! And honestly soon it'll be $23-25 an hr. California is the state of perfect weather. Beaches that can be compared to anywhere from Italy to the Hawaiian Islands. Laguna Beach alone has millions a year in tourists! So if the workers who service these often fussy visitors want to get paid for it , and the visitors can afford their vacation here, it's a win-win situation. Who really ought to have the gavel come down on them is the unscrupulous landlords, corporate and otherwise, taking advantage of no rent controls while everyone else is bickering against each other about a mere $20 an hr.!

@sunshine3914

Ай бұрын

Right. I earned $18/hr in 1980 for unskilled labor, in TX, while the guys were earning $20-$23 for the same job. Strange how earnings have remained stagnant, while everything else has continued to rise, along with hundreds of imposed fees.

You are right on!!

You're absolutely right. It should be illegal for companies to pass their expenses off to the customers for more than 10%. It's their job to perform. They hold the profit and should be prepared for inflation and pay raises. If 5hey can't afford to keep a full staff to accommodate the public, perhaps they shouldn't be in business.

@thesewingeyedoc

Ай бұрын

You don’t understand economics. A lot of fast food restaurants like McDonalds have a small profit margin to begin with, and if they don’t raise their prices to cover expenses then they cannot operate and stay in business. This rapid increase in minimum wage will cause businesses to close and job loss. California now has the highest unemployment rate in the country because they keep passing these laws that hurt businesses.

@daizydayze9440

Ай бұрын

@@thesewingeyedoc Thanks for telling me what I know. These companies are built on profit. Capital gains. If they don't make a certain percentage of profit, it's not a viable business. They have futures and analysts to help them project/predict their profits and losses quarterly. Any business that's successful pays attention to trends and is prepared to adjust accordingly. If they weren't so grossly profit driven and dependant on corporate welfare, they wouldn't be so ill equipped to manage changes in the market. The minimum wage has been overdue for a raise for too long. Any business that didn't see this day coming was purely profit driven. They had no problem raking in the spoils of deregulation and tax cuts. The bubble has burst. The gravy train has left the building. They should have been prepared. It wasn't a sudden nor subtle change. That's how capitalism works. Be prepared or lose everything. I don't feel sorry for them. Not talking about mom&pop businesses. (jic you try and go there)

NOTHING is going to be fix because if they do they are out of a JOB ...

The fact of the matter may be some places were struggling before this plague

All I see is more job cuts and more homeless. I pray for all effected

Carol you are spot on ! Some people just don’t get it .

People that have never owned a business can make outside observations and insinuations about situations they know nothing about , and the restaurant business is one of the hardest businesses to be in .

Well said!

Loss of Profits, not income. These same food companies are in Europe that pay $25 min wage, vacation and sick leave. Its about punishing workers for cutting into their profits. Stop doing business with all of them.

I'm just waiting for business too leave California outright and lay offs.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

Many small businesses are dying on the vine and will likely shut down.

YOU ARE 100% CORRECT IN EVERYTHING YOU SAID!

I totally agree with you.

The problem is that no one gives a damn Local governments don't care that the federal government doesn't care If they did, they would have solved this problem twenty years ago What they care about is doing as little as possible and collecting as many taxes that are needed

They raised the minimum wage,they didn't increase wages $20 an hour.🙄

My state (NY) started this. You know what happened? The large increase in fast food workers wages lifted all boats. Businesses from A-Z had to raise salaries to maintain the “balance” in pay scales. I think this has contributed to our terrible inflation. We’re also seeing corporate greed on a scale never seen before. So yes, you’re correct, but the wage increase of FF workers has had many unintended consequences besides job losses in the FF industry. To quote from Fun With Dick And Jane: “we’re in a hell of a pickle Dick”.

Key word “EARN”. They are doing less and less and expecting more money for it. I’m not saying everybody but most of those I see you making more money or doing less and could care less. If you’re going to earn it be respectful to your clients and learn your job do it the best you can

I agree with you 100 percent

Its a scam.

It’s always going to start a Domino effect.

How is this a blessing? A curse- Hours cut, layoff, and stores closing employees losing their jobs, unemployment rate go up, everything else goes up, health insurance??? Who needs a college education/degree anymore when people can make the same if not more in fast food without a college degree?

McDonalds CEO makes $19.2 million a year and we are begrudging worker making a living wage because we might have to pay a little more for our Big Mac?

These fast food jobs are supposed to be a starting point in the job market. It was never supposed to be the main wage for a family. Maybe to supplement a family. That is where education or trade school come. And they always climb up the corporate ladder.

More wages equals more taxes. The song remains the same…

you are right on

Rent are to high and bills plus Gas to good to work. For only one person working.

IT'S A BLESSING! IT'S SHOWING THE CORPORATE GREED THAT HAS BEEN AFFLICTING THIS COUNTRY FOR A LONG TIME. AND IT'S GONE UNCHECKED! Did the CEOs of these companies take a pay cut? Let's see who's HONEST.

If you can't afford to pay people living wages, then maybe you can't afford to be in business. Greed means keeping and increasing the profits for those at the top and their investors while taking away from the people who depend on wages not investments to survive. There is no solution because greed has infected every corner of our society. People want "passive" income and they will do anything to get it. I make minimum wage and I am a care provider for human beings.

The problem is simple: Record Profits = Unpaid Wages! Corporations are GREEDY. Period! Jobs are meant to supply LIVING Wages to workers. NOT to fatten shareholders' pockets! The Minimum Wage was first instituted as a means to guarantee a LIVING WAGE for workers! When it first was initiated, a SINGLE wage earner could buy a home, a car, feed and clothe a family of four - as well as have enough to send his/her kids to college and even save for retirement! Today, the Federal Minimum wage is STILL only $7.25hr! Um, Excuse me?! There is NOWHERE in the entire US where ANY ONE single wage earner can afford RENT for a One bedroom apartment, let alone: Food, clothing, transportation, higher education or retirement savings, on that!! The Problem is NOT state mandated minimum wages, it's GREEDY CORPORATIONS!