Minimum wage increase
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Started by GunterK - Feb. 3, 2021, 8:04 p.m.

Biden is going to increase the minimum wage to $15. Thank you, President Biden. It's about time.

There is only one problem....

In Long Beach, CA, a city ordinance required grocery stores to give their workers an extra $4/hour, to compensate for their Covid risk exposure during the last few months.

This is obviously a nice thought. However, Ralphs and Kroger supermarkets were already financially struggling in this area. This ordinance is now forcing them to close 25% of their stores.

more people unemployed. I wonder what the new $15 min wage will do

https://www.foxla.com/news/ralphs-food4less-to-close-25-of-long-beach-stores-following-hero-pay-ordinance

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By TimNew - Feb. 4, 2021, 3:11 a.m.
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The only people who profit from minimum wage increases are those who develop and sell automation.