Minimum wage in 2022

[Samm]

@Toll_Collector

@Samm

And yet people will pay $3 for a 50 cent cup of coffee simply because it’s called an Americano.

Dude, it’s a pretty big cup. The Americano. I pay 3 dollars for a Dunkin’ Donuts small coffee every day on my way home from work. Yeah it’s $2.25, I just give them 3 and drive off.

That’s my point. Before Starbucks came in and started putting fancy names on the brew and charging $2 for 16 ozs (now $3) in a paper cup, the price at the typical restaurant was 25-50 cents with unlimited refills. Libs cry all the time in this thread about obscene profit margins by big corporations, yet the same people flood the coffee chain outlets who are raping their debit accounts. I find it humorous.

[Guntsu]

I am sure it’s not confined to just “libs”, but yes I agree Starbucks made coffee trendy

[Dem]

To be fair. An Americano is an espresso based drink. Different from cheap drip brewed coffee. Different flavor and mouth feel due to the crema.

[Guntsu]

I ended up buying an espresso machine as a gift to my gf, best investment ever so far.

[Dem]

@Guntsu

I ended up buying an espresso machine as a gift to my gf, best investment ever so far.

I have a french press which is nice. But I’ve been eyeing espresso machines for a while now. I just don’t drink enough coffee to justify the expense though, and I rarely buy coffee when I’m out and about unless I’m socializing at a coffee shop.

Still, it would be nice to make some espresso based drinks at home.

[Samm]

@Dem

To be fair. An Americano is an espresso based drink. Different from cheap drip brewed coffee. Different flavor and mouth feel due to the crema.

The only difference between an espresso and a drip coffee is the grind of the bean and the amount of water used to extract the essence. I make drip coffee at home that is more robust than the Americanos at the coffee shops.

[Toll_Collector]

@Guntsu

I am sure it’s not confined to just “libs”, but yes I agree Starbucks made coffee trendy

The only reason I drank their coffee was because it was convenient. I worked road maintenance at the time and they were at every rest stop. We were allowed free coffee from the rest stop and yet I paid for it from Starbucks. I wouldn’t drink that crap from the rest stop if they paid me 3 bucks a coffee. It would be like paying for bottled water as opposed to drinking from the toilet free of charge.

[Toll_Collector]

@Samm

@Toll_Collector

@Samm

And yet people will pay $3 for a 50 cent cup of coffee simply because it’s called an Americano.

Dude, it’s a pretty big cup. The Americano. I pay 3 dollars for a Dunkin’ Donuts small coffee every day on my way home from work. Yeah it’s $2.25, I just give them 3 and drive off.

That’s my point. Before Starbucks came in and started putting fancy names on the brew and charging $2 for 16 ozs (now $3) in a paper cup, the price at the typical restaurant was 25-50 cents with unlimited refills. Libs cry all the time in this thread about obscene profit margins by big corporations, yet the same people flood the coffee chain outlets who are raping their debit accounts. I find it humorous.

I just got their regular coffee. Usually the morning blend if possible.

[Toll_Collector]

@WuWei

Sure they will.

You relocate for a better situation. If you can’t work, pretty pointless to relocate. But I’m sure some disagree.

[Tom_Ch]

@Toll_Collector

@Samm

@Toll_Collector

@Samm

And yet people will pay $3 for a 50 cent cup of coffee simply because it’s called an Americano.

Dude, it’s a pretty big cup. The Americano. I pay 3 dollars for a Dunkin’ Donuts small coffee every day on my way home from work. Yeah it’s $2.25, I just give them 3 and drive off.

That’s my point. Before Starbucks came in and started putting fancy names on the brew and charging $2 for 16 ozs (now $3) in a paper cup, the price at the typical restaurant was 25-50 cents with unlimited refills. Libs cry all the time in this thread about obscene profit margins by big corporations, yet the same people flood the coffee chain outlets who are raping their debit accounts. I find it humorous.

I just got their regular coffee. Usually the morning blend if possible.

I buy cafe du monde coffee. They come in yellow can. You brew it at home. Taste great.

[WuWei]

@Toll_Collector

@WuWei

Sure they will.

You relocate for a better situation. If you can’t work, pretty pointless to relocate. But I’m sure some disagree.

Would you rather be unemployed in the US or Guatemala?

You relocate on hope.

[Snow96]

@Tom_Ch

If you think higher profits mean lower prices, you are gravely mistaken. By would they pass profit to consumers.

re read the math. Higher wages would lead to lower profit, unless they are going to raise the price to pay not only for the workers that remain (64 vs 75 / hour) but also higher prices from suppliers that face the same higher wage costs.

[Toll_Collector]

Right now my job is having a mini crisis. They can’t staff the weekend shifts. It’s not because of Covid. It’s because of pay.

Part time employees work the weekends. Starting pay is 15 an hour and they can’t get anyone to take the job. Those already working the job won’t work any of the overtime. Hell, I make almost 10 dollars an hour more than them, and I don’t want the OT.

They are now asking employees at other departments to help collect tolls on the weekends. They got about 2 dozen volunteers. Those guys are making 34 an hour from maintenance. Imagine making 51 bucks an hour to collect tolls? LOL

[Samm]

@Snow96

@Tom_Ch

If you think higher profits mean lower prices, you are gravely mistaken. By would they pass profit to consumers.

re read the math. Higher wages would lead to lower profit, unless they are going to raise the price to pay not only for the workers that remain (64 vs 75 / hour) but also higher prices from suppliers that face the same higher wage costs.

One thing these “businesses can afford significant pay raises” people don’t consider is that the typical profit margin of US businesses is 5-10%. Large volume businesses may be operating at a profit of only 2-3%. The average across the board is 7.71%. That’s quite reasonable, considering that the business owner drives the business and takes most of the risk. Labor constitutes the major cost for most businesses. A 10% increase in labor cost would be a significant impact to profit if the market cannot support an equivalent increase in the price of the product or service.