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CALIFORNIA: $15 MINIMUM WAGE, $30 PER PIZZA, MASSIVE FAIL
Breitbart ^ | 8/17 | William Bigelow

Posted on 08/18/2015 1:34:15 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Small businesses are already struggling to survive the spate of minimum wage increases to $15 per hour in parts of California.

Last month, the small Bay Area town of Emeryville, California, (population 10,000) decided to act as flag-bearer for raising the minimum wage in California, hiking its minimum wage to $14.44 per hour.

Even though businesses with less than 56 workers are exempt from the $14.44 rate and do not have to raise their wages to $15 until 2018, Vic Gumper, who owns Lanesplitter Pizza, with outlets in Berkeley, Oakland, Albany and Emeryville, decided not only to bite the bullet but swallow it, paying his workers $15 to $25 an hour while eschewing tips or raising prices.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: albany; berkeley; california; emeryville; government; lanesplitterpizza; minimumwage; oakland; pizza; vicgumper
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1 posted on 08/18/2015 1:34:15 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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The government does not have the right to set an hourly pay rate.


2 posted on 08/18/2015 1:36:58 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
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So do they get tax free $2600 a month unemployment benefits?


3 posted on 08/18/2015 1:37:42 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: nickcarraway

If someone wants to pay their employees $15, $25 or $200 per hour to make pizza, that’s their decision. Happy employees are part of any business’ success. They can succeed or fail by their own merits.

But for the State to force it on everyone is just fascism.


4 posted on 08/18/2015 1:38:55 PM PDT by PGR88
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5 posted on 08/18/2015 1:38:55 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: nickcarraway

Liberals are able to create and live in their own fantasy land, where everything is perfect. Everyone else, including business owners and employees have to live in the real world. Fantasies don’t do very well in the real world.


6 posted on 08/18/2015 1:39:00 PM PDT by centurion316
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When a master Progressive plan comes together it fairly lights up the area for miles around with a halo of social justice and equality for all ... it is downright inspiring and hopefully they will hoard it to themselves in their Progressive utopias!!!


7 posted on 08/18/2015 1:39:53 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Black Lives Matter has the stench of Ayers, Soros, et al astro turf organization.)
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To: I want the USA back
The government does not have the right to set an hourly pay rate.

They've been doing it since 1938


8 posted on 08/18/2015 1:41:04 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: I want the USA back

“The government does not have the right to set an hourly pay rate.”

I’ve wondered how they’ve been getting away with it for as long as they have. Just hope Gumper goes out of business! It will serve him right.


9 posted on 08/18/2015 1:41:41 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: nickcarraway

The elites will stop buying these pizzas complaining about too high a price. Then they will see unemployed students milling about wondering why they can’t get jobs or afford to eat. So of course the solution is to raise the minimum wage.


10 posted on 08/18/2015 1:42:02 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: A CA Guy; nickcarraway

Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits haven’t been non-taxable in many years. Also, with the exception of one state, EMPLOYERS pay the taxes that go into UI, not the employees.


11 posted on 08/18/2015 1:42:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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The real minimum wage is $0.00. Libs forget that.

/johnny

12 posted on 08/18/2015 1:42:54 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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Sales at Gumper’s locations have plunged 25% in the last few months, forcing Gumper’s to close during lunch hours at some locations.

Gumper admitted, “The necessity of paying people a living wage in the Bay Area is clear, so it’s hard to argue against it, and it’s something I’m really proud to be able to try doing. At the same time, I’m terrified of going out of business after 18 years.”

Wow...you can't fix stupid...

13 posted on 08/18/2015 1:43:57 PM PDT by Popman (Christ Alone: My Cornerstone...)
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Not in the US.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/05/04/the-average-us-welfare-payment-puts-you-in-the-top-20-of-all-income-earners/


14 posted on 08/18/2015 1:44:21 PM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
If you think employers pay for an any employee related expense or benefit, I have a really nice bridge in the south part of Manhattan Island I'd love you to meet with my realtor to have a look at...
15 posted on 08/18/2015 1:45:50 PM PDT by FredZarguna ( "I pulled the lever on the machine, but the Clark Bar didn't COME OUT!!!")
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To: I want the USA back
The government does not have the right to set an hourly pay rate.

The government has the right to do whatever we'll put up with.

16 posted on 08/18/2015 1:46:04 PM PDT by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: nickcarraway

Closing during lunch? I’m not sure wage and price are the issue.


17 posted on 08/18/2015 1:46:07 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch (http://thegatwickview.tumblr.com/ http://thepurginglutheran.tumblr.com/)
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forcing Gumper’s to close during lunch hours at some locations.

Dang...Who eats Pizza at lunch???

Answer: Lots

18 posted on 08/18/2015 1:46:20 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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You can’t legislate to create wealth, but you can to create poverty............


19 posted on 08/18/2015 1:46:40 PM PDT by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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To: nascarnation

It is if they don’t have a job!


20 posted on 08/18/2015 1:47:25 PM PDT by refermech
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