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California's $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Sees No Job Loss, Slight Price Hikes (kqed.org)
4 points by toomuchtodo on Oct 3, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments



Slight price hikes??????


> Menu prices grew by about 15 cents on a $4 hamburger.

> “The policy did not affect employment adversely. It did increase fast food prices, on a one-time basis only, by about 3.7%,” the authors concluded.


What fast food place in California is selling burgers for $4?


I didn’t read the article but I took this to be a rare. So the price increase on an $8 hamburger would be $0.30.




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