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Re:How the Minimum Wage Affects Restaurant Hygiene by humanrebar on Saturday September 16, 2017 @01:41PM (#15265643)
What about in small rural towns where rent isn't as egregious?
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Re:How the Minimum Wage Affects Restaurant Hygiene by the_evacuator on Saturday September 16, 2017 @02:29PM (#15265911)
I agree that minimum wages need not be uniform over large geographical areas.
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Re:How the Minimum Wage Affects Restaurant Hygiene by humanrebar on Saturday September 16, 2017 @11:31PM (#15268107)
> The wages come out of the landlord's pocket, not the business's.

I was referring to this claim. If rent is a relatively modest expense, how does a minimum wage come out of a landlord's pocket?

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Re:How the Minimum Wage Affects Restaurant Hygiene by 35bge57dtjku on Saturday September 16, 2017 @01:57PM (#15265729)
Their prices are lower.
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