https://wyrk.com/minimum-wage-increase-new-york/

Talk about timing. I was just complaining about how I’m getting bored of paying $3.75 for a medium coffee in Manhattan. Is there any way I can routinely pay $4.50 for a medium drip coffee and maybe $7 for a latte?

Yay! Inflation can continue upwards!

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People complaining about this are ridiculous. It would rise to $17.25/hour next year. That's $35,880/year, IF you can get 40 hours per week all year long at a minimum wage job. In NYC, that already precludes you from living alone. That level income requires a roommate even in the shittiest parts of the city. And you're not going to be able to save shit - so good luck moving if you need to pay 1st month and a security deposit.

Don't worry, Starbuck's is already paying this much, so the increase won't be responsible for raising the price of your caramel macchiato. The price might go up anyway, but it won't be because of this.

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2real

Everything just gonna have to be homebrewed

If you can't afford to pay someone a livable wage, you shouldn't be allowed to own a business.

That's really not an extreme statement.

Edit: To the repliers.

>Basic argument:
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>"It's better to make a wage that can't support living as an independent adult than no wage at all."
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>It's better for society that you don't own a business if you can't manage it in a way which ensures everyone who works for you is in solid standing.
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>Abuse is abuse. Get fucked and I hope you go out of business.

And why exactly is someone with zero marketable skills entitled to their own apartment in the most expensive borough of the most expensive city in the world?

Not luxury living.

So people should make $0 instead of $15? Which is what happens when their job goes away in your scenario.

This is going to make childcare completely unaffordable to any middle class family.

I’ve lately become bothered by what I’m paying for coffee to grind at home. I think it’s around $20 for the small bag of coffee, and that size was recently reduced. I may have to spend time looking for cheaper good coffee.

I only trust Bustelo