When we're talking about minimum wage however (other comments he made), that's just patently untrue though. Even if a service job could get by with fewer labor

When we're talking about minimum wage however (other comments he made), that's just patently untrue though. Even if a service job could get by with fewer labor hours without impacting their sales negatively, there are always plenty of other businesses who couldn't. I mean, I worked those jobs when minimum wage was like $4.25. I haven't noticed a drop in employment at the franchise or small business level. Have you? From a practical standpoint, these places aren't just spreading around labor hours willy-nilly today. If they find some "fat" to trim, they do so, so the management can take home a larger slice of the pie.