Small businesses in Seattle adding "living wage surcharge" to your bill, in this instance its 8.25%. Welcome to the joys of communism.
Nobody saw this coming... Businesses do not pay for *taxes* out of their profits. They pass the cost onto the consumers.. That's what happens when clueless politicians and bureaucrats pass *taxes* aimed at businesses. Businesses adapt and pass the charges onto consumers in the form of higher prices. In the end, everything remains the same, just at higher levels. In short order, those *needing* higher minimum wages will find their boats are sinking at the same rate as before the min wage hike... And as Lenin/Stalin said - âThe way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.â
Back out the taxes & fees in the red area and that's $21 or so. So the facility charge was about $84. A whopping 25% in taxes. I hope people flee Seattle and others don't patronize businesses in the city.
What's with your Somalia fetish, pajama boy? You bring it up all the time. Do you and your brother have a thing for Somali men?
We need to keep track of what happens to Seattle with this hike to $15. I'm sure it will offer fun and hilarity in the future.
We should look into the history of minimum wage increases. It might explain today's shortage of fast food restaurants.
Yes, let's look at the history. Let's see when the last time the minimum wage doubled and jumped more than $7. Oh, wait. Here it is: http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/chart.htm Looks like the closest increase in the minimum wage to the $7.75 increase Seattle just put into effect was approximately 10% of that amount, an increase of $.70. Yes, there is certainly precedent.