scottywh@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agoThe fast-food industry claims the California minimum wage law is costing jobs. Its numbers are fakewww.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkThe fast-food industry claims the California minimum wage law is costing jobs. Its numbers are fakewww.yahoo.comscottywh@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 months agoI mean, what do they have to gain? Edit: y’all know I was joking right?
minus-squareNotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 months agoCorporations are big into lobbying. “Studies” like this help them to convince lawmakers to make decisions that benefit them. In this case, they might not be able to easily lower minimum wage, but they can say that it’s been a burden and try to get a break in other ways. Edit in response to the edited comment above: Poe’s Law, should have included a “/s” at least. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe’s_law
I mean, what do they have to gain?
Edit: y’all know I was joking right?
Corporations are big into lobbying. “Studies” like this help them to convince lawmakers to make decisions that benefit them.
In this case, they might not be able to easily lower minimum wage, but they can say that it’s been a burden and try to get a break in other ways.
Edit in response to the edited comment above:
Poe’s Law, should have included a “/s” at least. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe’s_law