re: NY restaurants raising prices to cover minimum wage increase

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You just assumed that as long as we make "paltry $2.00 per hour increases" there will be NO consequences?

silliness

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This type of bald faced foolery makes my head hurt.

What’s hilarious is the increases needed to offset those salary increases will directly effect those who got the increases... And just wait until they bitch about an increase in prices.

They are too stupid to understand action/reaction

Sounds like these morons should stop voting for democrats. What do they expect to happen when you tax businesses and form them to pay their labor more?

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can be absorbed.

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I love this garbage.

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After all, do companies raise prices every time they give an employee a raise? Of course not.

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No, because it’s generally one employee who is adding more value to the business, thus earning a raise.

This situation results in ALL employees getting a raise at the same time, even if they don’t deserve it by adding additional value by their labor.

"I’m guessing this also includes servers and bartenders in the city, so there is no longer any need to tip these folks."

EXACTLY!

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Because you know , $1-1.50 raise over 3 years or whatever isn't a big deal and can be absorbed.

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Why should a business just absorb that extra cost anyways? It's the staff that's demanding more money for the same service. The business owner is still providing the exact same product that the customer was willing to pay for, which included a portion for the server. It's the servers then, who are essentially saying that they are worth more money for the exact same service to be provided, as the product didn't change. The value of a burger is set by the demand for prepared food, by the consumer. The consumers know that there is additional cost associated with a burger served at a sit down restaurant. Just like with the amount the consumer is willing to pay for a burger, there is also a limit the consumer is willing to pay to be served that burger.

Service is better at a low wage, and tips. People aren't going to tip much if any, knowing the server makes 15 an hour. Add to that, the quality of service will go down because even the ones willing to bust their arse for that extra dollar, aren't going to get tipped much. By raising the minimum so high, you basically take the quality out of the service.
Servers making money primarily off tips were more like independent contractors. They get paid a small amount from the business and then they are free to go earn what they want to make by providing a quality service.
In summary, the top earners are going to make less now, driving the quality out of service. The consumers aren't going to be willing to pay for bad service.
Again, the price of a burger is essentially set and it won't change from consumer perspective. The price of the service used to be set based on the quality of the service and paid with a tip. You can't force a tip down the consumers throat.

I used to bill 15 an hour in Queens 5 years ago. Pay 8 ish