So the alternative seems to be…don’t do that, and be short-staffed while paying those who do continue to show up poverty-level wages for an ever-increasing work

So the alternative seems to be…don’t do that, and be short-staffed while paying those who do continue to show up poverty-level wages for an ever-increasing workload. The quality of service and the reputation of the business suffers that way, causing them to fail or at least give up more business to other places that are raising prices accordingly.