GiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hourapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1365arrow-down14cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1361arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hourapnews.comGiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square44fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down36·9 months agoIt disincentivizes gaining a skill, which is bad for society.
minus-squaremonk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·9 months agoIt disincentives gaining skills that can only earn less than 40k a year.
minus-squareacceptable_pumpkin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoYou’re looking at this backwards. It essentially would make a business compete with every other minimum wage job if all they’re offering is $20/h. They either raise wages to lure skilled workers, or try to provide some other benefits.
minus-squaregamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·9 months agoLol, you’re just stupid then, gotcha
minus-squaresadreality@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down5·9 months agoIs that what teevee to you? Real issue that this is not a universal wage increase. I don’t get why it is only for “fast food” workers
It disincentivizes gaining a skill, which is bad for society.
It disincentives gaining skills that can only earn less than 40k a year.
You’re looking at this backwards. It essentially would make a business compete with every other minimum wage job if all they’re offering is $20/h. They either raise wages to lure skilled workers, or try to provide some other benefits.
Lol, you’re just stupid then, gotcha
Is that what teevee to you?
Real issue that this is not a universal wage increase. I don’t get why it is only for “fast food” workers