alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agoWhat really happened after California raised its minimum wage to $20 for fast food workerspopular.infoexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up133
arrow-up133external-linkWhat really happened after California raised its minimum wage to $20 for fast food workerspopular.infoalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarePhil_in_here@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 months ago“But what’s a hamberder cost now? Like $45?”
minus-squareMr_Blott@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 months agoIn a “Europoor™” country where I am, I recently had a Mickey D’s. It was €13 for the meal deal. Not cheap, but not ridiculous, and the workers got paid enough to survive. What’s the cost of a burger, fries and 500ml (or whatever medieval equivalent) drink in the US, where the staff don’t get paid enough?
minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoPeople don’t understand externalized costs
“But what’s a hamberder cost now? Like $45?”
In a “Europoor™” country where I am, I recently had a Mickey D’s. It was €13 for the meal deal.
Not cheap, but not ridiculous, and the workers got paid enough to survive.
What’s the cost of a burger, fries and 500ml (or whatever medieval equivalent) drink in the US, where the staff don’t get paid enough?
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People don’t understand externalized costs