Re:Restaurant workers quit at record rate
by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @10:33PM
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> Because if everyone raises their prices, the wage increase then effectively makes no difference.
That’s only if everyone makes about the same, which is less and less true due to rising wealth inequality. As it stands now, there are people making $200k/year and people making $30k/year, raising prepared food prices isn’t going to chip off everyone’s income the same way.
A rise in interest rates would have much more effect on upper income buying power than a $5 increase in the cost of lunch.
That’s only if everyone makes about the same, which is less and less true due to rising wealth inequality. As it stands now, there are people making $200k/year and people making $30k/year, raising prepared food prices isn’t going to chip off everyone’s income the same way.
A rise in interest rates would have much more effect on upper income buying power than a $5 increase in the cost of lunch.