I sat and and read through a short piece on California and Governor Gavin Newsom. So the Governor feels that as the new $20-an-hour wage rate occurred....some funny things happened....some fast-food restaurants closed down....some shops cut 10-to-20 percent of their work-force, and menus for the most part escalated on cost.
To the word by the Governor is that a commission must be formed to find out what happened here.
In the mix of words....he also wants to know how replacing employees with robots fits into this whole 'mess'.
Who is on the commission? Unknown. Would the commission people have any restaurant or business experience? No one says that. What political nature would the members of the commission be? Unknown, but if you asked me.....they have to be 'friends' of Gavin....therefore....Democrats.
My guess is that the commission members will rent a van or two....drive off to six to ten communities in the state, and spend a month asking questions.
In the end....they will likely admit three things to Governor Newsom.
1. That the intended idea of fixing one single element of the state's businesses....actually has triggered a across-the-board problem...where virtually everyone is demanding $20-an-hour.
2. Yeah, that robots are the only way to prevent $25 Big-Mac menu dinners.
3. Yes, there probably are 10,000 former employees looking for fast-food jobs....because they got laid off.
Personally, it begs the question....did Governor Newsom and crew ever think much over implications and consequences? And then the question comes up....does this guy really show the talent to be President?
