>Doesn’t matter if your claim is actually correct or not? That’s a hell of an argument. If you eat out once in a lifetime or every day an effective wage can st

>Doesn’t matter if your claim is actually correct or not? That’s a hell of an argument. If you eat out once in a lifetime or every day an effective wage can still be calculated. In NY or CA you are talking something like 30 - 50 dollars a meal[0], even more if you want to provide healthcare and all the rest. Its likely you aren't leaving $20 - $50 bills on the table for your morning coffee so why don't you think baristas deserve a living wage? It would be such a small percentage of your net worth. [0]https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/06/rent-is-affordable-to-low-wage-workers-in-exactly-12-us-counties/529782/ https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/06/rent-is-affordable-to...