Why is the Inland Empire such a dump?

[Blake]

There's no evidence at all that a higher minimum wage has a "stagflationary effect". There is however evidence to the contrary if you look for it.

[baseline bum]

Blame corporate greed all you want but both supply and labor costs have skyrocketed massively since Covid and they have to save money somehow to keep their pre-covid profits in line. The wage hikes are in large part to blame even though there are plenty of jurisdictions with McDonalds that still have sub-$10 minimum wages. The increased corporate cost must be passed down to consumers some how, as well as sacrificing jobs.



While I do think large corporate minimum wage should be slightly higher than the minimum wage for smaller businesses, to help protect price compe ion for smaller business and local business, it's stupid to not acknowledge at all that a high government mandated minimum wage with respect to ordinary market wage has a stagflationary effect.

ROFL parroting MSM talking points; they have done well manufacturing consent for price increases with you. If increased costs should necessarily increase prices why do decreased costs not decrease prices? E.g., see meat prices through the roof even though the packers are bleeding ranchers dry. But the corporations get the media to push this propaganda with their megaphones that manufactures consent for price increases and people just buy that crap and say it sounds reasonable even though prices are just set at whatever they think they can get away with charging.

[Ef-man]

ROFL parroting MSM talking points; they have done well manufacturing consent for price increases with you. If increased costs should necessarily increase prices why do decreased costs not decrease prices? E.g., see meat prices through the roof even though the packers are bleeding ranchers dry. But the corporations get the media to push this propaganda with their megaphones that manufactures consent for price increases and people just buy that crap and say it sounds reasonable even though prices are just set at whatever they think they can get away with charging.

Of course he fell for the talking points. This thread speaks to how easily he is manipulated.

He flew to Cali on impulse buy without doing his homework only to get shafted by dealership and crying about it.