Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
$105 million out of the hands of the private sector - and they say this is a good thing, with a straight face!
Hahahaha... they will be “professionals”.... unionized and all that...
Those are the evil rich people of course.
>> Does this sound like a big government revenue-generating scheme or an authentic effort by bureaucrats to ensure French fries, hamburgers, filet mignons, deli sandwiches, donuts, ice cream cones, coffee, etc. are properly prepared?
Oh, clearly the former...
I used to work at Mickey D’s in high school... maybe I’ll draw on my vast burgerflipping background and create a chain of burgerflipper schools. I’ll help students get federal loans (for a kickback, of course) and I’ll buy a couple fast food places for “campuses”. Of course I’ll make a huge profit on the business too, because I’ll staff it with free student labor. In fact, they’ll be paying ME to work there. (nyuk nyuk nyuk)
We’ll teach remedial English, and by gum we’ll get those poor schumcks through that difficult state board with flying colors!
My students will graduate to a career in burger flipping with the best training money can buy, and $20,000 in (government guaranteed) student loan debt.
I’m gonna be rich! Not necessarily moral or ethical, mind you, but rich.
“Does this sound like a big government revenue-generating scheme or an authentic effort by bureaucrats to ensure French fries, hamburgers, filet mignons, deli sandwiches, donuts, ice cream cones, coffee, etc. are properly prepared?”
Well, let’s read the rest—
“According to the California Restaurant Association which supported the licensing law”
What does that sound like?
Another scheme for big restaurants and chains to squeeze out and put more burdens on the small guy.
They are paying big money to lobbyists and “free speech bux” campaign contributions/bribes to politicians. Certainly they are rational actors, they must be spending their money to profit.
Not to worry, Obama will give fast food places a "waiver" like he's done for McDonalds and the Muslims. Democrat dxxxxxbags. Wonder how many in the restaurant business voted for the party that wants to control every aspect of their business?
This doesn’t affect me. I’ve been boycotting California for years. And this exposes one of the reasons why.
Maybe they need testing and licensing for running for public office too! Cannot be paid from political donations either. 15,000 per term.
I was required to attend “grill school” in 1970 to work at McDonalds. This was an in house course which didn’t take money from the poor who needed it most.
My state requires all servers, bartenders, and cooks have a food handler’s card. I guess I thought all states did. Here the class and card are really cheap (around $15).
Not too surprised.
Its stupid to regulate most things. The government always OVER REGULATES and kills not just jobs but the american dream for alot of people.
my husband is an electrician. He has been doing it for 25 years and he’s great at it. but he’s given up on getting his masters license. alot of trick questions. refuse to prove that you failed(think there are some tricks going on there) they already regulate it when they tell you how many years you have to have on the job training before you can sit for the test. but do they have to fill the test with trick questions? do they have to then tell you you have to pass an additional exam for a contractors license before you dare to open your own business(and i hear that one is harder and trickier than the first two) Then, if you finally pass all their trick exams that change all the time you have to pleasure of starting your own business, on your own dime and paying them tons in taxes to boot. people are sick and tired of all this regulation. does it produce better service? better product? i don’t think so, i’v seen some of the idiots who are licensed and i wouldn’t let them near my house!
Certified food worker - works for me.
And the “training” will have to be in a state approved “facility or school” and blah blah blah.
California only looks dead, the hand that shot its foot now raises the gun to its head.
They should require you to prove citizenship or legal residency in order to get licensed then waive the fee if you are and refuse employment if you aren’t.
And of course you will get to register to vote at the same time you pay for your burger flipping license.
So glad I don’t live in California. Their government??? What a bunch a f*cking idiots!
I think only those food-preparers who clear more than $200,000 per year ought to have to pay the licensing fee.
I see automation in McDonald’s future. They really don’t need any cooks once it is cheaper t automate, just someone to take folks’ money, and they can automate that, too- McDonald’s to become a drive-through vending machine.
Are we sure this isn’t from the Onion? I cannot believe they’d really waste everyone’s time with something this stupid.