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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

House of Roberts

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1. How are higher wages going to 'drive away businesses' in the restaurant sector?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2023, 09:29 PM

Jan 2023

People have to eat. They either cook their own food or they have to pay someone to cook it for them.

McD's is offering $15 an hour to start here in Huntsville, provided you're willing to work early or late shifts.

It's a lot cheaper to live here than most places in California.

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How are higher wages going to 'drive away businesses' in the restaurant sector? House of Roberts Jan 2023 #1

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