The restaurant has been in business 10 years. I think that evidence makes me dismiss your comment as pessimistic hyperbole. If the wages really didn't work, the

The restaurant has been in business 10 years. I think that evidence makes me dismiss your comment as pessimistic hyperbole. If the wages really didn't work, the restaurant would have been long gone. I acknowledge that you have seen something similar not work out, first hand, but in this case it is apparently different.