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A major Burger King franchisee in California says he can't roll out order kiosks fast enough due to the state's new $20 fast-food minimum wage

A huge Burger King franchisee is rushing to cut costs over California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers.
This includes introducing digital order kiosks to all his restaurants, the franchisee said.
Restaurants are putting up prices, cutting staff's hours, and turning to tech to offset the wage.

A major fast-food franchisee in California says he's rushing to roll out digital order kiosks as part of plans to cut costs over the state's new $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers.

Pack Rat wrote:Poor franchises screaming and crying over the wages they now have to pay.


....and now before any real impact on these same franchises has happened, we have the typical Neanderthal MAGA cult followers yelling the SKY IS FALLING!

Customers will pay the extra 3-5% for their junk food, instead of going to the grocery store and paying less. Competition will sort things out, no need to panic. Who knows....maybe Americans will make a healthy change and avoid fast food restaurants and eat healthy food at home. A win/win for AMERICA!

jusplay4fun wrote:

Pack Rat wrote:Poor franchises screaming and crying over the wages they now have to pay.


....and now before any real impact on these same franchises has happened, we have the typical Neanderthal MAGA cult followers yelling the SKY IS FALLING!

Customers will pay the extra 3-5% for their junk food, instead of going to the grocery store and paying less. Competition will sort things out, no need to panic. Who knows....maybe Americans will make a healthy change and avoid fast food restaurants and eat healthy food at home. A win/win for AMERICA!

Who said the sky is falling? I said "fewer workers, fewer hours, more technology." Get the FACTS straight, p-rat. AND I am not MAGA, whatever that means.

Pack Rat wrote:

jusplay4fun wrote:

Pack Rat wrote:Poor franchises screaming and crying over the wages they now have to pay.


....and now before any real impact on these same franchises has happened, we have the typical Neanderthal MAGA cult followers yelling the SKY IS FALLING!

Customers will pay the extra 3-5% for their junk food, instead of going to the grocery store and paying less. Competition will sort things out, no need to panic. Who knows....maybe Americans will make a healthy change and avoid fast food restaurants and eat healthy food at home. A win/win for AMERICA!

Who said the sky is falling? I said "fewer workers, fewer hours, more technology." Get the FACTS straight, p-rat. AND I am not MAGA, whatever that means.

You are MAGA! All you do is complain and whine about President Biden. Your ridiculous and absurd comments point to the echo chamber of Q and other Russian propaganda. Everyone with any sense of normality have a field day about Trump. You on the other hand has a see no evil, hear no evil and say no evil about Trump...[/color][/i][/b]

btw: I am disappointed that these two are the ONLY real candidates available for us to choose. SAD. A choice between BAD and even worse.

Re: The 2024 Elections in the US, mostly for the POTUS
Postby jusplay4fun on Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:15 pm

Even though I voted early for a candidate NOT named Biden nor Trump, I do not see other likely candidates for the two major political parties.

Re: The 2024 Elections in the US, mostly for the POTUS
Postby jusplay4fun on Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:54 am

One of my many concerns about the Election 2024 is that many likely Trump voters believe that he is the "Savior" and will FIX everything. He is NOT and will NOT.

Dukasaur wrote:

jusplay4fun wrote:

If you read various threads here, you will clearly see that I do not like Trump, have criticized him, and have said that I do NOT think that he deserves to be President. Trump is bombastic, thinks at a cursory level, has biases, is abrasive, and surely a sore loser. He does love this country, but his view of this country is limited.

Biden is an incompetent President. And let me repeat this: Biden is a doddering old fool.

Trump has a solid block of voters who
A) LOVE him, no matter what, and
B) a block of voters who detest him and will NEVER vote for him.
WHICH is BIGGER?

I do not want either Biden or Trump to be President for a second term.

The Economy, despite the claims of the Democrats, is not a winning issue for Biden.

I do agree with GaryD that this election is likely to be VERY CLOSE. It may come down to '
1) those 6 states in the Electoral College, and
2) the abortion issue.

Good summation.

Inflation is the rate at which the price of goods and services increases. As a result of inflation, the purchasing power (value) of money decreases over time. Inflation affects the prices of everything around us.

Generally speaking, inflation can be caused by a number of factors. The recent surge in inflation has been driven, at least in part, by supply chain issues, pent-up consumer demand and economic stimulus from the pandemic.

Conclusion
During the recovery from the pandemic, most industrialized economies have experienced substantial increases in inflation. We find that food and energy accounted for a smaller share of inflation acceleration in the U.S. than in the rest of the OECD data set. Strong U.S. demand for durable goods has driven its inflation acceleration, while also pushing up durable goods prices worldwide. Further, larger fiscal stimulus packages and tighter labor markets are associated with greater inflation acceleration across countries.

The Inflation Reduction Act, enacted a year ago, did a lot of things. Reducing inflation likely wasn’t one of them—at least not yet.

On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed a bill making a slew of changes to the tax code,
Inflation Reduction Act: Did It Reduce Inflation?
Inflation, as measured by the 12-month change in the Consumer Price Index, has fallen significantly since Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022. However, most economists cite broader economic trends, rather than the bill, to explain the decline.

How do voters feel about the economy?
The poll finds that 26% of the electorate rates economic conditions as excellent or good while 73% regards them as just fair or poor. Twenty-two percent believe that they are better off than they were four years ago, compared to 52% who believe that they are worse off.

Sixty-five percent of voters rate the economy as good during Trump’s presidency, compared to 38% under Biden.

mookiemcgee wrote:

HitRed wrote:

mookiemcgee wrote:

Correct. The US dollar being the world’s reserve currency causes inflation to all the worlds holders of it.

HitRed wrote:I heard halvening is going to be in all the news soon. Is Bitcoin perfect, incorruptible? If so, it would be the the first human creation that is.

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden pledged that the federal government will pay the full cost to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, one of the nation's busiest arteries that collapsed hours earlier on Tuesday after being struck by a massive freight ship.

With the wreckage of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge behind him, President Joe Biden on Friday promised the city that the “nation has your back” in rebuilding the bridge and reopening its pivotal port.

Biden reiterated that the federal government would cover the full cost of repairs, even as conservatives in the House balk at the idea.

Baltimore Bridge Collapse
How much will the Baltimore bridge reconstruction cost?

How much will rebuilding cost?
Using New York’s Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge — also known as the Tappan Zee Bridge — as a comparison, rebuilding will cost between $1 billion and $5 billion, said Justin Marlowe, a research professor at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy.

jusplay4fun wrote:Pack rat shows once again that he does not understand economics. He barely grasps politics; he knows only what he reads on liberal websites and blogs and that he hates Trump or anyone who voices a modicum of support for one of Trump's ideas.

This is his feeble attempt at a rebuttal to my long post, a weak and hackneyed Democrat line.

'Nuff Said.

jusplay4fun wrote:Pack rat shows once again that he does not understand economics. He barely grasps politics; he knows only what he reads on liberal websites and blogs and that he hates Trump or anyone who voices a modicum of support for one of Trump's ideas.

This is his feeble attempt at a rebuttal to my long post, a weak and hackneyed Democrat line.

'Nuff Said.

Pack Rat wrote:MAGAs only platform on economics is more tax cuts for the rich. More wealth transfer to the top richest families.

Pack Rat wrote:

jusplay4fun wrote:Pack rat shows once again that he does not understand economics. He barely grasps politics; he knows only what he reads on liberal websites and blogs and that he hates Trump or anyone who voices a modicum of support for one of Trump's ideas.

This is his feeble attempt at a rebuttal to my long post, a weak and hackneyed Democrat line.

'Nuff Said.

Once again you show your autistic, narcissist and silliness in ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF YOUR MAGA OPINIONS.

Yes, I hate Trump, as anyone who loves democracy and follow Jesus's philosophy of goodwill to ALL PEOPLE.[/color][/size][/b]

autistic, narcissist and silliness

Former President Trump is leading President Biden among potential voters in the upcoming presidential election, an Emerson College Polling national survey released Thursday found, with Biden’s polling rate dropping since early April.

Trump leads Biden 46 percent to 43 percent, according to the poll. Support for Biden dropped 2 percentage points since the previous Emerson College poll in early April, while Trump’s polling stayed at 46 percent.

Another 12 percent reported being undecided, according to Thursday’s results. When undecided voters were pressed to pick a candidate, Trump’s support rose to 51 percent, while Biden’s climbed to 48 percent.

When independent candidates were thrown into the mix, support for Trump dropped to 44 percent and 40 percent for Biden. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received 8 percent of support, another 8 percent reported being undecided, and 1 percent supported Cornel West.

Among issues that voters cited as most critical in forming their opinion of each candidate were the economy and immigration. When asked about specific economic issues, 70 percent said they think the cost of living is rising, and that 70 percent was more likely to support Trump over Biden, the survey found.

“Voters who think the cost of living is rising support Trump over Biden, 56% to 32%,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling. “Those who feel the cost of living is easing or staying the same support Biden over Trump, 94% to 6% and 67% to 18%”

In the most recent prior Marquette Law School Poll, conducted Feb. 5-15, 2024, Trump was the choice of 51% and Biden the pick of 49% among registered voters, while Trump won 52% and Biden 48% among likely voters.

Pack Rat wrote:Why is a MAGA cult follower so worried about a BLUE STATE? Should he/she be more worried about improving the 9 out of 10 STATES which are RED that have the highest poverty rates?

Silly MAGA follower...