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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
If that $15 or so minimum wage is pricing restaurants out of the range of (relatively) affluent Villagers, just think of what it is doing to the people whose ONLY “dining out” option is the burger-and-fries joint? Answer is obvious.
What good is a $15 minimum wage if you’re not working at all? Again, answer is obvious.
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That minimum wage does not apply to servers working for tips. There's is $6.98/hour. Many workers would forgo that wage for an opportunity to work at higher tab restaurants like Bonefish, The Chop House, Rose Plantation and others. The larger their station, the more they make. Figure 3 tables in your station, 4 patrons each, $50pp meals, 18% tip, turned 3 times in your shift... You go home with $324 per night in tips (plus that measily $34.90 wage for 5 hours of work).
That's $93K per year!
Restaurant's wages are only $9K of that.
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