Re:$15 minimum wage didn’t hurt NYC restaurants
by jedberg on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:53AM
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> Somehow Europe manages to have viable restaurants despite decent minimum wage and not tips-oriented compensation...
They have a social safety net for all the people who aren't employable at that high wage. That's the difference. You can't massively increase minimum wage without a social safety net to go with it. And if your goal is both you need to start with the safety net, not the minimum wage increase.
They have a social safety net for all the people who aren't employable at that high wage. That's the difference. You can't massively increase minimum wage without a social safety net to go with it. And if your goal is both you need to start with the safety net, not the minimum wage increase.