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Omaha Steve

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Reply to oldsoftie (Original post)

Tue Aug 6, 2019, 08:54 AM

Aug 2019

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New York City Businesses Struggle to Keep Up After Minimum Wage Increase [View all] oldsoftie Aug 2019 OP

Wall Street Journal. Owner: Rupert Murdoch. dchill Aug 2019 #1

This is hard for me to believe ... aggiesal Aug 2019 #2

Yup. Look at the news source. Faux News ally and Chump endorser. Princetonian Aug 2019 #3

Yes, they do that jmowreader Aug 2019 #11

Bernie Sanders campaign announces it will cut hours to pay staffers $15 minimum wage mr_liberal Aug 2019 #4

subscription required to read article nt msongs Aug 2019 #5

Don't doubt some businesses have a problem, but greater good probably worth it. Hoyt Aug 2019 #6

Business is a struggle whether you treat your workers fairly or not. forgotmylogin Aug 2019 #10

Surely they could come up with a formula that takes into account the profits the employer cstanleytech Aug 2019 #7

Reminds me of Papa John getting his panties in a bunch about the 25 cent/pizza price raise for ACA aeromanKC Aug 2019 #8

Interesting, I just read Chef Anfrew Zimmern's twitter BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #9

Yeah, restaurants are one of the lowest paying jobs you can get. Farmer-Rick Aug 2019 #20

I don't know about NY, but most restaurants only pay there wait staff 2.13 per hr. YOHABLO Aug 2019 #12

Here in my small, beat down rust belt town, DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #13

If you can't afford to pay your workers a living wage then shut your doors. Opel_Justwax Aug 2019 #14

It's immoral to pay anyone less than $15/hour in NYC. SunSeeker Aug 2019 #15

15 in NYC is not a living wage. Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #16

The more money that employers pay their workers procon Aug 2019 #17

Well, if your business is based on cheap labor and under paying workers Farmer-Rick Aug 2019 #18

About overtime pay Tom Rinaldo Aug 2019 #19

WTF Roy Rolling Aug 2019 #21

After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Aug 2019 #22