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7. bacon cheeseburger and waffle fries? doesn't sound like a healthy restaurant nt

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Thu Aug 7, 2014, 03:26 AM

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A Minnesota Restaurant Is Putting The Cost Of A Minimum Wage Increase On Customer Checks [View all] ErikJ Aug 2014 OP

It just seems so chickenshit... TreasonousBastard Aug 2014 #1

I read comments on their FB page CatWoman Aug 2014 #56

They're just having politically motivated temper tantrum bluestateguy Aug 2014 #2

Oh, poor baby. TDale313 Aug 2014 #3

How to lose customers gerogie2 Aug 2014 #4

Is that all? 35 cents? Wouldn't be much more to give them a living wage, then, would it?. . . Journeyman Aug 2014 #5

I would expect a business to increase their prices to cover the expense CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #16

Not a great move yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #41

I'm sort of thinking the same thing... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2014 #17

$.35 seems like a bargain to me. No big deal. kysrsoze Aug 2014 #54

For a place that charges $8 for a bacon cheesburger that seems silly. dballance Aug 2014 #6

It's even sillier than that. It's an extra 35 cents on a $21 bill. WhollyHeretic Aug 2014 #25

Exactly! If it were .35 on a check of a dollar or two I could see getting upset. dballance Aug 2014 #60

bacon cheeseburger and waffle fries? doesn't sound like a healthy restaurant nt msongs Aug 2014 #7

A good way to tick off the customers Sherman A1 Aug 2014 #8

love it when a business goes out of its way to tell me not to shop there dembotoz Aug 2014 #9

+1 mmonk Aug 2014 #27

By doing so they show that it actually doesn't cost them that much madokie Aug 2014 #10

line 13; form 1120 - line 8; form 1120S - deductions; wages Cerridwen Aug 2014 #11

in fairness that presumes the business makes enough profit to get the full write off dsc Aug 2014 #13

"...if they don't (make enough profit) then they aren't paying any taxes at all." Cerridwen Aug 2014 #14

I am a tax CPA and can't follow what you are saying joeglow3 Aug 2014 #35

I stopped eating at a local restaurant when they displayed a picture of George W Bush dancing B Calm Aug 2014 #12

Wow. Must sucks to immediately cut out 50% of all businesses out there joeglow3 Aug 2014 #36

LOL. Do you shop at Hobby Lobby? B Calm Aug 2014 #39

LOL. Did they just put up a picture of Bush dancing with his wife and nothing else? joeglow3 Aug 2014 #40

You have to remember, this was just after Bush and the Supreme Court stole the election. B Calm Aug 2014 #43

Should just have adjusted prices - never good to show it as a separate fee Justice Aug 2014 #15

Guess what The Oasis cafe in Stillwater. 99Forever Aug 2014 #18

That's a political statement on that receipt. It's also one that MineralMan Aug 2014 #19

Why not just increase the prices of the menu items a little? Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #20

then they mercuryblues Aug 2014 #21

Ah, didn't think of that. Tightwads (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #22

the mercuryblues Aug 2014 #24

I can understand not wanting to incur thousands of dollars to print new menus joeglow3 Aug 2014 #37

If they can't manage a ever changing menu. Springslips Aug 2014 #45

No class at all. Like most whiny Conservatives, they can't keep up with the rest of the world. randome Aug 2014 #23

Why don't we just bring back slavery Yavin4 Aug 2014 #26

Minnesota State Sales Tax agents need to investigate this restaurant. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #28

Ha. I just said the same thing above joeglow3 Aug 2014 #38

Boycott time! BillZBubb Aug 2014 #29

They could raise all their prices by 15 cents and easily cover the increase. Fla Dem Aug 2014 #30

Minnesota restaurant will soon go out of business. Brigid Aug 2014 #31

EIGHT BUCKS for a Bacon Cheeseburger. How much damn profit is that! B Calm Aug 2014 #32

Wow. I hadn't looked at the prices for the food items. Brigid Aug 2014 #34

How much is their building rent? oldhippie Aug 2014 #42

That's why I asked how much profit. B Calm Aug 2014 #44

How much ... oldhippie Aug 2014 #50

LOL B Calm Aug 2014 #51

...and print the owners net worth too. Show a pic of the owners car and home too.... L0oniX Aug 2014 #33

LOL, I love how all business owners are stereotyped here as being super rich. cbdo2007 Aug 2014 #55

Do they put the cost of minimum wage increase on customers checks? B Calm Aug 2014 #58

I love how business owners stereotype the minimum wage working poor as high school students B Calm Aug 2014 #61

Deju vu Capt. Obvious Aug 2014 #46

If it's not printed or noted anywhere so the guests are made aware of this... joeybee12 Aug 2014 #47

It's a crappy joint and their prices have always been high for food that is nothing special. old guy Aug 2014 #48

Why the F, does a restaurant even put that as part of a receipt? Xyzse Aug 2014 #49

My current boycott list Uben Aug 2014 #52

35 cents is a pretty small amount to pay...they're pointing out their own pettiness Bettie Aug 2014 #53

Childish. n/t Orsino Aug 2014 #57

How are they going to offset that Waahmbulance Fee? ck4829 Aug 2014 #59