Minimum wage in SF is now $10.55 an hour, and no businesses are the worse for it. Rents are skyrocketing in SF too - Saw an ad for a 700 sq. ft., one bedroom, renting for $4000 a month - That is insanity.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote: > > And their prices are rising at greater than inflation. On Thom > Hartmann's forum we've been discussing the federal minimum wage (very > fragmented as liberals can be as bad as conservatives discussing things) > and that raising it to $10+ will increase the price of a Big Mac 68 > cents to almost $5. If Starbucks increased their prices 68 cents then > that would be it for me. No more Starbucks. This country is so fucked up. > > My argument on Hartmann's forum is that our cost of living is > unreasonably high. If they increase the minimum wage to that so that > McDonalds workers get a decent wage in New York then the folks in the > boonies where housing is a 1/3 or less of NYC will make out like bandits > on the minimum wage. Maybe it's time we just pay everyone the same > hourly wage. :-D > > On 08/10/2013 08:36 AM, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Aw that's nuttin' -- I've got Der Weinerschnitzel, Jack In The Box, > > McDonalds, with drive-thru, about fourteen Starbucks, and an entire Mall > > Food Court, including Sbarro's, and Hot Dog On A Stick, within a five block > > radius. HA! So there, Mr. Smarty Pants!! > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > >> My 'hood is just full of great little restaurants, each with its own > >> unique flair and cuisine. This tiny little place is famous for its Asian > >> food, as is its sister restaurant in the Marais, Chez Tang. I don't have > >> a clear choice as to which is better, myself, just bouncing back and > >> forth between Poon and Tang. > >> > >> [http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7309/9477182309_cf3d4b69c5.jpg] > >> This one is Le Petit Zinc, which has a following among Zen monks because > >> it's almost a koan to visit its Art Nouveau restrooms after a dinner and > >> gaze upon the ornate, antique, and very tiny sinks that give the place > >> its name. Because you can only fit one hand into the sink at a time, it > >> gives new meaning to "What is the sound of one hand washing?" > >> > >> [http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5331/9479971422_8154fdf9ab.jpg] > >> Here's a restaurant designed for Bhairitu. It's just a corner bistro in > >> the Vth, but as you can see from its signage, it specializes in that > >> newest of French cooking trends, "Cuisine of Terror." This seems to be a > >> natural outgrowth of the French fondness for horror movies. > >> > >> [http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3795/9477201831_7907839d55.jpg] > >> If you're there at lunchtime, you could go for either of the plats du > >> jour -- le soufflé de zombie or le cauchemar sur la rue d'ormes -- > >> both reasonably priced at 1190. Or you could take my advice, spend > >> a little more, and try the specialité de la maison, la massacre > >> Texane à la tronçonneuse, prepared according to the traditional > >> recipe developed by master chef Ed Gein. > >> > >> After a meal there, however, I would advise postponing dessert, walking > >> a few blocks, and having it at this place, which specializes in > >> delicacies gleaned from the insect kingdom. High prices, but > >> good...uh...grub. > >> > >> [http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5504/9477185475_852f7cbec3.jpg] > >> Continuing in the horror movie theme, here's my 'hood's most popular > >> shapeshifter bar. Interesting crowd, but it can be disconcerting because > >> you start talking to an attractive blonde, only to look up from your > >> drink a few minutes later and find that she's morphed into a brunette, > >> and not one from your species. > >> > >> [http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5502/9477180513_4b96f4a623.jpg] > >> That can make you want to go outside for a cigarette. Or, these days, > >> you may not even have to go outside. The French may lose their nicotine > >> habit, but they'll never lose that need to fire up a cigarette after > >> dinner. Now they can, and anywhere: > >> > >> [http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5483/9477186961_d81ff8b7b3.jpg] > >> And that's the culinary tour. Maybe I'll follow up with a short tour of > >> Dan Brown territory... > >> > > > > >
