Posted on 04/18/2014 12:41:51 PM PDT by rottndog
This is a letter to the employees of a local restaurant. It's survived for decades, but is finally closing due to the latest increase in California's minimum wage. I guess it's better for the employees to have a higher wage, but no job with which to earn it.
Point Two. All industrial, commercial, manufacturing and business establishments of any nature whatsoever shall henceforth remain in operation, and the owners of such establishments shall not quit nor leave nor retire, nor close, sell or transfer their business, under penalty of the nationalization of their establishment and of any and all of their property.
The $1 increase in the minimum wage will cost them $40,000/year. Assume that the restaurant's margin's are 25%..( rent, utilities, insurance, maintenance etc..wouldn't change much...just food costs)thus, to clear another $40k, they'd have to INCREASE their business by at least $150,000..it's not a dollar for dollar charge to the bottom line..
Makes me wonder...Are they still open today?
It is pretty tough to be an independent restaurant operator. They don't get the volume discounts on food that chain restaurants get. If you read between the lines, it is also likely they can't get favorable commercial loans to improve their facilities in order to try and attract new customers.
Having worked in these places, well, I’m not holding my breath for the robot takeover. ;-)
Sorry but you are incorrect. Article from 2012.
It makes burgers after the order is placed, with freshly cut tomatoes and onions.
I remember them. I prefer them to most of the waiters I’ve had to deal with.
Lol. That looks expensive. Probably be cheaper if those guys were actually making the burgers. Do you think all those moving parts will stay clean and operating? Not likely.
Also, the places I’ve worked at have a hard time keeping the dishwashing machine in good working order, let alone a contraption like that.
They’re making them, and that story is well over a year old. At >300 burgers an hour, it will be cost effective if the minimum wage goes high enough. You are underestimating the innovations and efforts owners will take to keep costs down. My point in posting the article link is to show they’ve already moved beyond hot-boxes and cubbyholes with coin slots.
The unit in the picture may have its faults, but they won’t look like that when they’re making them by the thousands, and that day is coming.
I won’t deny there will always be good (and mediocre) restaurants with chefs and waitstaff. I’m talking about places like McDonald’s and Burger King. They have the capital resources to make those contraptions work, and that’s the first place you’ll see them (assuming you go there. I don’t because I hate their food).
You’re selectively ignoring the decline in seniors’ incomes, the rise in the price of shrimp, and hikes in insurance rates. If not for these, if a business can’t survive paying its workers, I’d say good riddance.
You mean like Directive 10-289?
Point One: All workers, wage earners, and employees of any kind whatsoever shall henceforth be attached to their jobs and shall not leave nor be dismissed nor change employment...
Point Two: All industrial, commercial, manufacturing, and business establishments of any nature whatsoever shall henceforth remain in operation, and the owners of such establishments shall not quit, nor leave, nor retire, nor close, sell or transfer their business...
Point Three: All patents and copyrights, pertaining to any devices, inventions, formulas, processes, and works of any nature whatsoever, shall be turned over to the nation as a patriotic emergency gift...
Point Four: No new devices, inventions, products, or goods of any nature whatsoever, not now on the market, shall be produced, invented, manufactured or sold after the date of this directive...
Point Five: Every establishment, concern, corporation or person engaged in production of any nature whatsoever shall henceforth produce the same amount of goods per year as is, they or he produced during the Basic Year, no more or no less...
Point Six: Every person of any age, sex, class or income, shall henceforth spend the same amount of money on the purchase of goods per year as he or she spent during the Basic Year, no more and no less...
Point Seven: All wages, prices, salaries, dividends, profits, interest rates and forms of income of any nature whatsoever, shall be frozen at their present figures, as of the date of this directive. (But taxes will be allowed to increase as needed for the public good)
Point Eight: All cases arising from and rules not specifically provided for in this directive, shall be settled and determined by the Unification Board, whose decisions shall be final.
‘Think we ate down there years ago on organ installation. The food was good.
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