Just something to ponder.
The wife and I had a scene like this back in the summer....just two drinks and no snacks....totaling out near $30. Course, it wasn't Manhattan.
By the time you figure inflation, the cost of employees, heating or cooling these establishments....things have escalated over the past five years.
The big deal is that city/state sales tax....escalated with this. So you wake up and think over this past habit....then reach a point where you avoid moments like this. Yes, it slows down the commerce path, and establishes a new problem for city/state tax revenue folks.
I should note....all of this talk takes place before you get to the 'tip'. And what would you tip for two drinks and a cheese plate at $50? Old guys like me won't go past $5. My wife, the German? She might not go past $3 if she's controlling the situation.
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California is worse now with their minimum wage at $20.00 an hour
Do Californians need a maximum wage law for bureaucrats such as politicians?
I think ten fedbux an hour should just about do it.
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Undoubtedly, somebody will suggest five fedbux an hour, and instead of fancy 'chambers', a wobbly picnic-table in a swampy field.
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In our future utopia:
* spectators are prohibited from chucking vegetables at the bureaucrats...
... unless the produce is sufficiently rotted to discourage eating.
At that point, I think we can all agree on the honor system -- 'no tossing if consumable'.
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