If restaurant prices were 100% worker pay, that would be true. But when you increase pay by 50%, your prices do not necessarily increase by 50% which also does

If restaurant prices were 100% worker pay, that would be true. But when you increase pay by 50%, your prices do not necessarily increase by 50% which also does not mean you will have 50% less customers. Currently owners of businesses minimise ALL expenses, but for workers, that is already at minimum. For some workers it's below a minimum which they can accept, so they don't work.