Looks like Greg Flynn, owner of Panera Bread, got an exception specific
to his restaurant chain from the $20 an hour minimum wage in California.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/28/how-panera-bread-ducked-californias-new-20-minimum-wage-law/

Mr. Flynn knows nothink. NOTHINK!

This is a Bloomberg story but generally, there's no easy way to read
stories directly from their Web site.

In article <urt8ct$1co7m$1@dont-email.me>,
"Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

> Looks like Greg Flynn, owner of Panera Bread, got an exception specific
> to his restaurant chain from the $20 an hour minimum wage in California.
>
> https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/28/how-panera-bread-ducked-californias-new
> -20-minimum-wage-law/
>
> Mr. Flynn knows nothink. NOTHINK!

Just like there are only two counties in California that have exemptions
in the law that requires cities to build hundreds of "affordable housing
units". Wanna guess what two counties?

Napa and Marin.

Where Governor HairGel has his business and his residence.

HUUUUUGE coincidence, I'm sure.

On Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:23:29 -0800, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>In article <urt8ct$1co7m$1@dont-email.me>,
> "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>
>> Looks like Greg Flynn, owner of Panera Bread, got an exception specific
>> to his restaurant chain from the $20 an hour minimum wage in California.
>>
>> https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/28/how-panera-bread-ducked-californias-new
>> -20-minimum-wage-law/
>>
>> Mr. Flynn knows nothink. NOTHINK!
>
>Just like there are only two counties in California that have exemptions
>in the law that requires cities to build hundreds of "affordable housing
>units". Wanna guess what two counties?
>
>Napa and Marin.
>
>Where Governor HairGel has his business and his residence.
>
>HUUUUUGE coincidence, I'm sure.

It seems like there would be a public outcry over such exceptions as
there's really no good reason for them.

On 2024-03-01 20:53:04 +0000, shawn said:

> On Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:23:29 -0800, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <urt8ct$1co7m$1@dont-email.me>,
>> "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Looks like Greg Flynn, owner of Panera Bread, got an exception specific
>>> to his restaurant chain from the $20 an hour minimum wage in California.
>>>
>>> https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/28/how-panera-bread-ducked-californias-new
>>> -20-minimum-wage-law/
>>>
>>> Mr. Flynn knows nothink. NOTHINK!
>>
>> Just like there are only two counties in California that have exemptions
>> in the law that requires cities to build hundreds of "affordable housing
>> units". Wanna guess what two counties?
>>
>> Napa and Marin.
>>
>> Where Governor HairGel has his business and his residence.
>>
>> HUUUUUGE coincidence, I'm sure.
>
> It seems like there would be a public outcry over such exceptions as
> there's really no good reason for them.

There's at least one good reason ... the business doesn't need to pay
their staff more, so doesn't need to raise the prices for its customers.

(Note: That says "need to". They will of course raise their prices to
match everyone else anyway, with the extra money going straight into
the management's / owner's pocket.)

On Mar 1, 2024 at 12:53:04 PM PST, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
wrote:

> On Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:23:29 -0800, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <urt8ct$1co7m$1@dont-email.me>,
>> "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Looks like Greg Flynn, owner of Panera Bread, got an exception specific
>>> to his restaurant chain from the $20 an hour minimum wage in California.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/28/how-panera-bread-ducked-californias-new
>>> -20-minimum-wage-law/
>>>
>>> Mr. Flynn knows nothink. NOTHINK!
>>
>> Just like there are only two counties in California that have exemptions
>> in the law that requires cities to build hundreds of "affordable housing
>> units". Wanna guess what two counties?
>>
>> Napa and Marin.
>>
>> Where Governor HairGel has his business and his residence.
>>
>> HUUUUUGE coincidence, I'm sure.
>
> It seems like there would be a public outcry over such exceptions as
> there's really no good reason for them.

But he's so dreamy! Have you *seen* his hair?!?

On Sat, 2 Mar 2024 10:32:31 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

>On 2024-03-01 20:53:04 +0000, shawn said:
>
>> On Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:23:29 -0800, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <urt8ct$1co7m$1@dont-email.me>,
>>> "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Looks like Greg Flynn, owner of Panera Bread, got an exception specific
>>>> to his restaurant chain from the $20 an hour minimum wage in California.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/28/how-panera-bread-ducked-californias-new
>>>> -20-minimum-wage-law/
>>>>
>>>> Mr. Flynn knows nothink. NOTHINK!
>>>
>>> Just like there are only two counties in California that have exemptions
>>> in the law that requires cities to build hundreds of "affordable housing
>>> units". Wanna guess what two counties?
>>>
>>> Napa and Marin.
>>>
>>> Where Governor HairGel has his business and his residence.
>>>
>>> HUUUUUGE coincidence, I'm sure.
>>
>> It seems like there would be a public outcry over such exceptions as
>> there's really no good reason for them.
>
>There's at least one good reason ... the business doesn't need to pay
>their staff more, so doesn't need to raise the prices for its customers.

That's a reason why the businesses wouldn't want it. It's not a reason
why those two counties should have an exception to the law that every
other county is forced to follow.

>(Note: That says "need to". They will of course raise their prices to
>match everyone else anyway, with the extra money going straight into
>the management's / owner's pocket.)

On Fri, 01 Mar 2024 22:04:12 +0000
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

> On Mar 1, 2024 at 12:53:04 PM PST, "shawn"
> <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:23:29 -0800, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
> >
> >> In article <urt8ct$1co7m$1@dont-email.me>,
> >> "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Looks like Greg Flynn, owner of Panera Bread, got an exception
> >>> specific to his restaurant chain from the $20 an hour minimum
> >>> wage in California.
> >>>
> >>> https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/28/how-panera-bread-ducked-californias-new
> >>> -20-minimum-wage-law/
> >>>
> >>> Mr. Flynn knows nothink. NOTHINK!
> >>
> >> Just like there are only two counties in California that have
> >> exemptions in the law that requires cities to build hundreds of
> >> "affordable housing units". Wanna guess what two counties?
> >>
> >> Napa and Marin.
> >>
> >> Where Governor HairGel has his business and his residence.
> >>
> >> HUUUUUGE coincidence, I'm sure.
> >
> > It seems like there would be a public outcry over such exceptions as
> > there's really no good reason for them.
>
> But he's so dreamy! Have you *seen* his hair?!?
>
>
Who would have imagined that nice hair (or sock choices) would get a
lightweight elected to an important political post? I wouldn't have
imagined it possible until 2015. Then Justin Trudeau came along and our
media started gushing about his nice hair and socks and suddenly a major
portion of the country took leave of their senses and elected this
bozo. (And re-elected him twice, although with minority governments.)
They are only now finally sobering up and realizing what a horrific
mistake they made.

Never underestimate the shallowness of voters!

--
Rhino

On Fri, 1 Mar 2024 20:09:51 -0500, Rhino
<no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

>Who would have imagined that nice hair (or sock choices) would get a
>lightweight elected to an important political post? I wouldn't have
>imagined it possible until 2015. Then Justin Trudeau came along and our
>media started gushing about his nice hair and socks and suddenly a major
>portion of the country took leave of their senses and elected this
>bozo. (And re-elected him twice, although with minority governments.)
>They are only now finally sobering up and realizing what a horrific
>mistake they made.
>
>Never underestimate the shallowness of voters!

Indeed - much as I also disliked Justin Trudeau's father back 'in the
day' (for our friends 'his day' was basically mid 60s to early 80s) he
did have a certain intellectual gravitas of a sort that his son
certainly doesn't. (For the record, no one was more shocked than me
when Pierre Trudeau married Margaret Sinclair in my - and her - home
town in a church roughly 3 miles from my home of 30+ years)