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06-07-2025, 06:37 AM
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ALL prices are up.
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Originally Posted by stratmax
Have you noticed the food prices in restaurants have gone up dramatically. I'm not sure everybody knows this but last fall, 2024. Florida enacted a law mandating restaurants pay a base wage of $9.98 to their wait staff and a guarantee of $13/hour when combined with the tips.The law gave restaurants time to change their menu prices so they could pay the base wage.
So, why are we continuing to pay 20% tip when there is already a built in tip in the menu prices?
NOTE: the base wage is also going to go up to $10.98 this fall
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I find it strange that none of the responses I've read comment on the fact that a 2020 dollar is now worth eighty cents.
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