Businesses may also shift to labor substitution, with machines and automation replacing hourly jobs. NO: Raising the minimum wage to $20 for fast-food restaurant workers could lead to fewer job opportunities, a loss of jobs, hours cut and reductions in benefits and compensation. While fast food restaurants can just increase their prices, health care must negotiate reimbursement increases from commercial insurance companies because the government does not negotiate its rates for Medicare and Medicaid. YES: I have no issue with increasing the minimum wage for fast-food workers, nor do I have an issue with increasing the minimum wage for health care workers - if everyone understands their cost for fast food and health care will increase. If we truly want to help the working poor, let’s tackle root causes for our expensive cost of living, like the lack of housing. NO: While this sounds nice - who wouldn’t want $20 an hour for entry-level jobs that do not require a high school diploma - we should acknowledge that the aggregation of everything we do in California has resulted in the highest and not lowest poverty rate in the nation. Haney Hong, San Diego County Taxpayers Assoc. Minimum wage increases also destroy job opportunities for teens, cause prices to rise and increase our budget deficit. Instead of increasing costs for employers, lawmakers should focus on expanding job opportunities through pro-growth policies, thereby raising wages for all. Minimum wage hikes result in fewer jobs, fewer hours, fewer benefits, and less consistent hours. NO: Minimum wage increases have been proven to hurt the most vulnerable and have a negative impact on total compensation. I also think there should be an exception for minors, who often learn to work at fast-food restaurants. But be careful of unintended consequences such as automation taking human jobs. Any effort, legislatively or privately, that bolsters entry into the middle class should be supported. ![]() YES: Other than the existential threats of climate change or nuclear annihilation, I do not believe that there is another issue that matters more than the hollowing out of the middle class. The battle went back and forth and has ended without a costly referendum and with a new council representing multiple interests. The industry launched a referendum attempt to repeal the law and defund the council. The saga began with the passage of AB 257, which established a council that could have boosted wages to $22 by 2024. YES: The $20 wage compromise shows democracy working with the compromise reached between labor and industry. I’d prefer we let the market determine wages, except for vulnerable laborers like crop pickers, but if this passes, it won’t have much impact. Others will be replaced by more automation and customer self-service. Some workers will be better off with a higher minimum wage. ![]() NO: While feasible for many restaurants, as the average pay is over $18/hour already, and $20 is a small increment from where we should be in 2024, a few restaurants will struggle.
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