Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued Monday that a $50 hourly minimum wage is mathematically consistent.
Lee tried to justify himself during a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein’s U.S. Senate seat. her request is The U.S. government requires businesses to pay their employees at least $50 an hour.
“In the Bay Area, I think the United Way just recently released a report that says $127,000 is barely enough to live on for a family of four,” Lee said. “Another very recent study found $104,000 for a single family, barely enough to live on…because of the affordability crisis.”
The cost of living issue in California, especially in the Bay Area, is no secret. But how will Lee’s proposal be paid for?
“Just do some math!” she insisted.
The other Democrats on stage, Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Katie Porter, support a minimum wage of $20 to $25 an hour. But one Republican, former MLB star Steve Garvey, provided a reality check that explains why Lee’s demands are counterproductive.
“If you look at what the state of California is currently doing to fast food franchises, it’s raising the minimum wage to $20. So what’s going to happen? The cost of going will increase,” he pointed out. . “A $9 Big Mac is now $15.”
In fact, California business I did the calculation.
They calculated the increase in labor costs from raising the minimum wage and found that when governments force wage increases, business owners either pass those costs on to consumers or increase the size of their workforce to offset salary increases. It shows that you have to reduce or make a decision.
That’s exactly what’s happening in California right now After Gov. Gavin Newsom (Democratic) signed the bill into law It would force national fast food chains operating restaurants in California to raise their minimum wage to $20 an hour starting April 1, 2024.
In response to the law, Pizza Hut’s operator announced plans to reduce its delivery driver workforce, meaning it would lay off more than 1,000 employees, while McDonald’s and Chipotle Announcement of plans to offset Reduce costs by increasing menu prices.
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