I don’t think it’s fair to fully blame these businesses. If they pay their workers a “living wage”, whatever that is, then they need to raise prices just to rem

I don’t think it’s fair to fully blame these businesses. If they pay their workers a “living wage”, whatever that is, then they need to raise prices just to remain profitable. Customers see the price increase and go to the next restaurant down the street. Of course location, quality, etc matters but price does too, and a business trying to compete in a price-sensitive industry is going to be a bind. What can help is government regulation that raises the wages at ALL restaurants. Then consumers don’t have a choice. I grumble more about paying an extra 4% on top but what am I going to do, never go out again?