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Re:Half a million California fast food workers will now earn... by maxerickson on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:37PM (#39912418)
So you think they make less than $4 an hour now then? That is the only way your estimate makes any sense.
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Re:Half a million California fast food workers will now earn... by adamredwoods on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @08:47PM (#39912475)
$4 avg increase per worker
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Re:Half a million California fast food workers will now earn... by rottingchris on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @09:02PM (#39912565)
What are you even calculating?

You took 500,000 workers from across the entire state and then picked a single company's expenses. The old wages for those 500,000 people at $16/h and your 1560h/y estimate would already be over $12bn.

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