{"id":175587,"date":"2021-02-26T05:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=175587"},"modified":"2021-02-26T05:13:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T10:13:41","slug":"biden-minimum-wage-hike-would-kill-family-owned-restaurants-business-owner-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-minimum-wage-hike-would-kill-family-owned-restaurants-business-owner-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Minimum Wage Hike Would Kill Family-Owned Restaurants, Business Owner Warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-minimum-wage-hike-would-kill-family-owned-restaurants-business-owner-warns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=175587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Biden3-1-e1614291176272.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>A group of small business owners railed against President Joe Biden&#8217;s proposed $15 federal minimum wage increase, arguing that the policy would benefit large corporations while hurting mom-and-pop shops across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Carlos Gazitua, president of Sergio&#8217;s Restaurant in South Florida, derided Biden&#8217;s proposal as a &#8220;one-size-fits-all policy.&#8221; He noted that\u2014unlike a minimum wage hike that passed in his home state in November\u2014Biden&#8217;s version would eliminate tip credits for waitstaff in the full-service restaurant industry, forcing employers to pay their servers at least $15 an hour on top of any tips they receive. According to Gazitua, the result would be devastating for family-run eateries like his, forcing them to rely on technology in an attempt to cut costs\u2014a dynamic that is already on display due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;There&#8217;s going to be slashes to job opportunities in our restaurants as technology replaces jobs,&#8221; Gazitua said during a Wednesday call with reporters. &#8220;When you go to a restaurant now \u2026 you&#8217;ll see that there are QR codes on every table. Sooner or later, you&#8217;ll be ordering from your phone to the kitchen, direct only.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The pushback comes weeks after a Congressional Budget Report found that a $15 minimum wage would<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-dems-plot-murder-of-1-4-million-jobs-with-minimum-wage-hike\/\"><span>kill 1.4 million jobs<\/span><\/a> <span>and raise the federal deficit by tens of billions of dollars, with &#8220;young, less-educated people&#8221; bearing the brunt of the reduction in employment. Some Democrats have since objected to including the wage increase in Biden&#8217;s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) argued that the provision is &#8220;not directly related to short-term COVID relief.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Corina Morga, who owns and operates C.R. Construction Services in Baltimore, echoed Gazitua&#8217;s concerns. She highlighted Amazon&#8217;s steadfast support for the wage increase\u2014the online retail giant has recently flooded U.S. media outlets with ads lobbying for a $15 minimum wage. For Morga, the P.R. push exemplifies her worry that a federal wage hike would allow large corporations to price out smaller employers who can&#8217;t afford the increased labor cost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;That&#8217;s competing with the job pool that I have. I can&#8217;t compete in that market,&#8221; Morga said. &#8220;Where do companies like mine go?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The proposed wage increase has stalled in recent weeks as<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/democratic-infighting-heats-up-over-agenda\/\"><span>Democrats spar<\/span><\/a> <span>over the provision. In addition to Sinema, Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) recently voiced his objection to a $15 minimum wage. He instead called for an $11-an-hour compromise, arguing that such a figure would be better for &#8220;rural America.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><span>Far-left members such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), meanwhile, have threatened to drop support for the package should their party strip the $15 minimum wage provision from the final bill, a position that could tank Biden&#8217;s ability to deliver on a key campaign promise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s unclear how Democrats will move forward with the proposal. Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) for weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/following-bidens-lead-schumer-plans-bypass-of-gop-to-enact-progressive-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/following-bidens-lead-schumer-plans-bypass-of-gop-to-enact-progressive-agenda\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1614387641997000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHxiQW_7vBUEWZJmzxN36YpNdnYhQ\">plotted<\/a> to pass the wage hike via reconciliation, a budgetary tool that would allow the policy to become law <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/following-bidens-lead-schumer-plans-bypass-of-gop-to-enact-progressive-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/following-bidens-lead-schumer-plans-bypass-of-gop-to-enact-progressive-agenda\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1614387641997000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHxiQW_7vBUEWZJmzxN36YpNdnYhQ\">without Republican support<\/a>. Provisions passed via reconciliation, however, are supposed to have a direct impact on the federal budget\u2014a stipulation that does not apply to Biden&#8217;s wage raise, Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeneps\/status\/1365093210889011204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeneps\/status\/1365093210889011204&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1614387641997000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFl2fylgwsRMBAKnz1vAfVUOB2z6Q\">determined<\/a> Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vice President Kamala Harris could overrule the decision, a move that progressive lawmakers have pushed for in recent days. Rep. Ro Khanna (D., Calif.) called MacDonough&#8217;s opinion &#8220;advisory&#8221; in a Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRoKhanna\/status\/1364779743925723139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1364779743925723139%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxbusiness.com%2Fpolitics%2Fprogressives-threaten-support-for-covid-relief-package-if-dems-drop-15-minimum-wage-hike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRoKhanna\/status\/1364779743925723139?ref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%257Ctwcamp%255Etweetembed%257Ctwterm%255E1364779743925723139%257Ctwgr%255E%257Ctwcon%255Es1_%26ref_url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.foxbusiness.com%252Fpolitics%252Fprogressives-threaten-support-for-covid-relief-package-if-dems-drop-15-minimum-wage-hike&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1614387641997000&#038;usg=AFQjCNH_3wDbSsWlLYYyC4FHEdOozPbAAQ\">tweet<\/a>, insisting that Democrats &#8220;have the power to pass $15 wage.&#8221; But White House chief of Staff Ron Klain said Wednesday that the Biden administration would &#8220;honor the rules of the Senate&#8221; and not attempt to overrule MacDonough if she concluded that the wage increase could not proceed through reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Biden will likely now push for a stand-alone bill, with the president pledging a &#8220;separate negotiation&#8221; on the minimum wage in early February.<\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in Biden Administration<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of small business owners railed against President Joe Biden&#8217;s proposed $15 federal minimum wage increase, arguing that the policy would benefit large corporations while hurting mom-and-pop shops across &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2274272,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Biden3-1-e1614291176272.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden Minimum Wage Hike Would Kill Family-Owned Restaurants, Business Owner Warns","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Biden3-1-e1614291176272.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden Minimum Wage Hike Would Kill Family-Owned Restaurants, Business Owner Warns","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2274272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}