By Miyagawa Another day, another fast food company saying a terrible, extremely stupid thing about rising wages. Surprise! This time, the stupid thing in question is being said by an executive from White Castle, that restaurant your insufferable NY friends (as if you have any other kind of NY friends) talk up incessantly but that you've never actually seen in person in your entire life. White Castle, in the form of company Vice President Jamie Richardson talking to the
See I actually like the damn things, I just know to mostly avoid them because I'm not a teenager with an iron gut anymore. What's weird is how I only crave them every few years.
That's an interesting figure. I've been using two websites to calculate inflation, and when I enter the minimum wage in 1974when I started college (1.90) , I get $9.20/hr today. It's not entirely relevant, however, because certain things have gone up in price much more than other things, such as rent and food, while mortgage interest rates have gone way down. I was making $2.10/hr in 1976 and was able to support myself at a minimal comfort level with one roommate in a tiny 2-bed apartment, but I didn't have a car and had no extra expenses such as cable TV. I remember that the food budget was a challenge on that wage, and I did not eat as well as I should have. I'm sure it's much worse today.
I could probably live today on $9.20/hr if I lived at the same level, but living without a car at my age would be a challenge, and I don't think I could stand to have a roommate again.
What I find most interesting is that apartment rents in my town are now much higher than a mortgage payment would be on a similarly-sized small house, whereas in 1980 my brother, who earned a very good salary, could not afford to buy a house because mortgage interest rates were about 16%, but he could afford a large, modern apartment with ease. Have landlords become insanely greedy? I don't know.
It's like this Southern California obsession with In-N-Out Burger. I tried their burgers exactly twice - bought by other people who swore up and down that I would see the face of God and never want to eat another burger from anywhere else ever again - and found that, no, the second burger did not impress me any more than the first one had.
I found them to be rather tasteless, and the french fries are just eh. The whole cult thing...I just don't get it.
And yeah...I just realized that all the people I know who rave about In-N-Out Burger are men. Must be the name.
I don't want to resurrect an old article comment section, and it is a little off topic, but there was a link so I'm going to comment it anyway. The reason Sonic's CEO can be so caviler about minimum wage increases, aside from the obvious facts they are needed and would help every minimum wage worker, is because Sonic "carhops" are paid as tipped workers not minimum wage workers. Now this seems to be left up to the franchisee a bit but it is true for the Sonics in my area, ruralish East Texas, so your experience may vary.I found this out by asking because I had no idea if they were or were not considered "tipped".
White Castle sells 2 inch square paper thin burgers with holes in them for 75¢. The plastic pickle in a White Castle slider weighs more than the burger, and the bun is puffed up like a marshmallow. Their food costs have to be less than 10%. I think they can afford to pay a little more without doubling the price to $1.50 for two ounces of meat on a fraction of a slice of wonder bread.
See I actually like the damn things, I just know to mostly avoid them because I'm not a teenager with an iron gut anymore. What's weird is how I only crave them every few years.
Communism was just a red herring.
That's an interesting figure. I've been using two websites to calculate inflation, and when I enter the minimum wage in 1974when I started college (1.90) , I get $9.20/hr today. It's not entirely relevant, however, because certain things have gone up in price much more than other things, such as rent and food, while mortgage interest rates have gone way down. I was making $2.10/hr in 1976 and was able to support myself at a minimal comfort level with one roommate in a tiny 2-bed apartment, but I didn't have a car and had no extra expenses such as cable TV. I remember that the food budget was a challenge on that wage, and I did not eat as well as I should have. I'm sure it's much worse today.
I could probably live today on $9.20/hr if I lived at the same level, but living without a car at my age would be a challenge, and I don't think I could stand to have a roommate again.
What I find most interesting is that apartment rents in my town are now much higher than a mortgage payment would be on a similarly-sized small house, whereas in 1980 my brother, who earned a very good salary, could not afford to buy a house because mortgage interest rates were about 16%, but he could afford a large, modern apartment with ease. Have landlords become insanely greedy? I don't know.
gee I wonder if there's somewhere else they could cut costs, hmmmmmmmm
Would this be anything like Paris Hilton being famous for being famous?
Something like that. But there is also the Grease Factor with White Castle, which Paris doesn't have.
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Sounds wonderful. My wife makes Grillades ( gree/ adz) and Gravy. Grillades are small cube steaks. Much the same thing. Grits are groovy.
It's like this Southern California obsession with In-N-Out Burger. I tried their burgers exactly twice - bought by other people who swore up and down that I would see the face of God and never want to eat another burger from anywhere else ever again - and found that, no, the second burger did not impress me any more than the first one had.
I found them to be rather tasteless, and the french fries are just eh. The whole cult thing...I just don't get it.
And yeah...I just realized that all the people I know who rave about In-N-Out Burger are men. Must be the name.
What a weird name. Why don't they just call it "Slam Bam" (Thank You Ma'am)?
I don't want to resurrect an old article comment section, and it is a little off topic, but there was a link so I'm going to comment it anyway. The reason Sonic's CEO can be so caviler about minimum wage increases, aside from the obvious facts they are needed and would help every minimum wage worker, is because Sonic "carhops" are paid as tipped workers not minimum wage workers. Now this seems to be left up to the franchisee a bit but it is true for the Sonics in my area, ruralish East Texas, so your experience may vary.I found this out by asking because I had no idea if they were or were not considered "tipped".
White Castle sells 2 inch square paper thin burgers with holes in them for 75¢. The plastic pickle in a White Castle slider weighs more than the burger, and the bun is puffed up like a marshmallow. Their food costs have to be less than 10%. I think they can afford to pay a little more without doubling the price to $1.50 for two ounces of meat on a fraction of a slice of wonder bread.
Popeye's pal Wimpy.
you're either massively inept or your pants are on fire.Could be both.
Are you sure?
I'm sure. Paris is made of plastic.