This is an excellent summary of why Notley’s $15/hr minimum wage is a really bad idea for someone in the restaurant business. http://oilrebel.com/letter-to-notley-goes-viral/
I have 27 employees, with 15 of them receiving minimum, of which only three are non-service staff.
If they each work an average of 30 hours a week then I can expect this wage hike to increase my costs by $23,400.
The three staff that do not work directly for gratuities are high school kids, working as dishwashers, learning some valuable life skills like team work, and punctuality, all while making $300-400 every couple of weeks.
The remaining service staff average $35-40 an hour in the low end and over $50 an hour when at our peak. The remainder of my hourly staff make between $12.50-19 an hour, plus $2-4 an hour in gratuities.
So, if I were to only provide wage increases to those staff already doing quite well and our dishwashers my other staff, who work extremely hard for me, would feel slighted. Most, if not all of my remaining team will receive a raise to reflect their work in comparison to those earning minimum wage.
So, given that these employees work closer to 45-50 hours a week I can expect to add another $20,000 to our costs. Throw in the impact we will see as a result of the carbon tax, whoops, I mean levy, and the upcoming increase in craft beer prices, and that modest profit I made this year will likely vanish without having to make some adjustments. One of those will be to sharpen the pencil when it comes time to changing the menu.
Re: Oil Spill on North Saskatchewan, and other MSM fallacies.
I see the MSM is out in full force tonight, spewing fallacies about the Husky Oil spill.
I once repaired an temperamental engine on a centre pivot irrigation system. A 460 Ford hooked up to propane and turning an 8 inch pump. This was in 1980, in SW Sask. One of the problems in measuring the amount of water that had been pumped onto the crop was that, after the pivot had gone by, it was impossible to walk into the field to read the rain gauge, because of mud in heavy gumbo. A standard glass rain gauge was being used. By the time the field had dried enough to walk over and read the gauge, the sun had evaporated some of the water in the gauge. A PFRA technician suggesting placing one inch of clear mineral oil in the gauge before starting the pump. The oil would stay on top of the water, preventing evaporation and allowing an accurate measure.
After I quit the farm supply job, I went farming. I had a section of land out in the boonies, away from the main farm. After a rain, the dirt road was impassible, and by the time I got out there, my rain gauge had dried somewhat. I used the one inch mineral oil trick for years. Even after a four inch downpour, I never once saw the oil and the water mix. The one inch line between the oil and the water was always crystal clear, and the oil stayed on top. Even a week after the rain.
Crude oil floats on water. Yup, a few ducks and loons may get soaked with oil. But oil does not sink to the bottom of a river. On farms, mineral oil and kerosene were often dumped on ponds and dugouts to kill mosquito larvae. As long as the water was being drawn through a pipe below the surface, the oil never contaminated the water to the farm. And that’s where the term ”to pour oil on troubled waters” comes from. More BS from the leftist mainstream media.
Could be an orgasm!! She may have been visiting a zoo or a farm that day!
Looks like a seizure, according to the list of seizure symptoms on Answers.com. For a moment here eyes went completely black as the irises opened all the way, then snapped almost shut.
That oil-on-top-of-water trick also works to seal infrequently used plumbing traps like the floor drain next to the hot water heater. Dry P-traps are a common cause of sewer smells. Vegetable oil works in that case too.
The Newfoundland government is asking the federal government to lift the ceiling cap on the loan debt guarantee it has already made on the Muskrat Falls project. The project is way over budget and has whistle blowers saying it is unsafe because of the surface on which it is built.
Looks like buddy sitting beside Bubba tried to run interference with the camera once he realized he’d nodded off……haha
It’s now going to get very interesting. Both parties have confirmed their candidates. We will now have an embarrassing fight for the most important job on the planet.
Granny said she’s takin’ the high road. Not gonna be dragged into into it by the mudslinger. Granny of course is a pathological liar so we know she will be dishin’ it out. She almost has to. If all The Donald does is tell the truth about her…..What is she going to counter with?
The late nite comedians will be put out of business by what’s about to happen.
Are you kidding? Comedians are probably praying for a Trump victory. Not that the jokes write themselves, but they won’t get cries of “racist!” or “sexist!” when they make fun of the president.
“IMF admits disastrous love affair with the euro, apologises for the
immolation of Greece”
“The International Monetary Fund’s top staff misled their own board, made a series of calamitous misjudgments in Greece, became euphoric cheerleaders for the euro project, ignored warning signs of impending crisis, and collectively failed to grasp an elemental concept of currency theory.
This is the lacerating verdict of the IMF’s top watchdog on the Fund’s tangled political role in the eurozone debt crisis, the most damaging episode in the history of the Bretton Woods institutions.” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/07/28/imf-admits-disastrous-love-affair-with-euro-apologises-for-the-i/
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“IMF Called “Clowns” After Admitting They Fabricated Brexit Doom And Gloom”
“”The IMF has serious credibility problems. It has been seriously wrong for years. I hope that one of the things that the new government does is push to have some credible people running this institution… rather than the clowns currently running it,” exclaimed UKIP MP Douglas Carswell, pointing out Lagarde’s legion of fools flip-flop that the British economy will grow faster than Germany and France in the next two years – only weeks after its doom-laden warnings about Brexit.” http://investingchannel.com/article/396081/IMF-Called-Clowns-After-Admitting-They-Fabricated-Brexit-Doom-And-Gloom#.V5qyufkrKvs
Private Jet Marxists
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PHILADELPHIA — The Bernie Sanders campaign considered demanding a private plane staffed and funded by the Democratic National Committee as part of negotiations with Hillary Clinton heading into this week’s convention, according to a Sanders memo obtained by BuzzFeed News. https://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/bernie-sanders-private-plane?utm_term=.rsaJ7wpLZg#.ylJ3wnbDaB
The EU wants to monitor bitcoin transactions (unclear on the concept!)
Globalists are into CONTROL. The European Commission, a branch of the European Union, has proposed the creation of a centralized database of Bitcoin users, their identities, wallets and financial operations.
The directive seeks to prevent the use of the cryptocurrency to finance terrorist movements and their operations. According to the proposal, financial intelligence units (FIUs) will have access to this centralized database.
If the proposal gains enough traction members of the European Union will have to abide by the rule and comply with a deadline set at January 1st, 2017. The regulations against money laundering were updated in May of 2015, as a decisive step to diminish the financing of terrorist and criminal activity.
The European Union decided to put in motion a plan to trace terrorist using financial information, while also preventing the movement of funds. The breaking down of the sources that are financing the terrorist and criminal organizations constitute another key objective.
It shouldn’t be a surprise that a proposal to create a central database for Bitcoin users came out. On February 12, the EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Ministers Council (ECOFIN) demanded the creation of dedicated measures to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies to prevent illegal activities. http://themerkle.com/european-commission-proposes-the-creation-of-a-bitcoin-user-database/
“Canada in Rio: Who to watch, follow and get excited about” (g-m)
…-
“Olympic flame extinguished by Rio protesters”
“The incident, which occurred on Wednesday night in Angra dos Reis, forced a temporary halt and prompted some runners to quit the relay, according to the Rio2016 organising committee.
Protesters also stoned cars and police responded with tear gas and pepper spray. One child was injured and had to be hospitalised according to local media.” https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/28/olympic-flame-extinguished-rio-de-janeiro-protesters
“Clinton Cash”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td2pyyCau30
Koranimals celbrate Munich massacre by allah akbaring at the memorial service: http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/694260/mourners-Muslim-Allahu-Akbar-Munich-shooting
This is an excellent summary of why Notley’s $15/hr minimum wage is a really bad idea for someone in the restaurant business.
http://oilrebel.com/letter-to-notley-goes-viral/
I have 27 employees, with 15 of them receiving minimum, of which only three are non-service staff.
If they each work an average of 30 hours a week then I can expect this wage hike to increase my costs by $23,400.
The three staff that do not work directly for gratuities are high school kids, working as dishwashers, learning some valuable life skills like team work, and punctuality, all while making $300-400 every couple of weeks.
The remaining service staff average $35-40 an hour in the low end and over $50 an hour when at our peak. The remainder of my hourly staff make between $12.50-19 an hour, plus $2-4 an hour in gratuities.
So, if I were to only provide wage increases to those staff already doing quite well and our dishwashers my other staff, who work extremely hard for me, would feel slighted. Most, if not all of my remaining team will receive a raise to reflect their work in comparison to those earning minimum wage.
So, given that these employees work closer to 45-50 hours a week I can expect to add another $20,000 to our costs. Throw in the impact we will see as a result of the carbon tax, whoops, I mean levy, and the upcoming increase in craft beer prices, and that modest profit I made this year will likely vanish without having to make some adjustments. One of those will be to sharpen the pencil when it comes time to changing the menu.
I can’t understand why this recent clip of Hillary hasn’t gained more interest. On line Diagnosis welcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMHOcmDVBP0
Re: Oil Spill on North Saskatchewan, and other MSM fallacies.
I see the MSM is out in full force tonight, spewing fallacies about the Husky Oil spill.
I once repaired an temperamental engine on a centre pivot irrigation system. A 460 Ford hooked up to propane and turning an 8 inch pump. This was in 1980, in SW Sask. One of the problems in measuring the amount of water that had been pumped onto the crop was that, after the pivot had gone by, it was impossible to walk into the field to read the rain gauge, because of mud in heavy gumbo. A standard glass rain gauge was being used. By the time the field had dried enough to walk over and read the gauge, the sun had evaporated some of the water in the gauge. A PFRA technician suggesting placing one inch of clear mineral oil in the gauge before starting the pump. The oil would stay on top of the water, preventing evaporation and allowing an accurate measure.
After I quit the farm supply job, I went farming. I had a section of land out in the boonies, away from the main farm. After a rain, the dirt road was impassible, and by the time I got out there, my rain gauge had dried somewhat. I used the one inch mineral oil trick for years. Even after a four inch downpour, I never once saw the oil and the water mix. The one inch line between the oil and the water was always crystal clear, and the oil stayed on top. Even a week after the rain.
Crude oil floats on water. Yup, a few ducks and loons may get soaked with oil. But oil does not sink to the bottom of a river. On farms, mineral oil and kerosene were often dumped on ponds and dugouts to kill mosquito larvae. As long as the water was being drawn through a pipe below the surface, the oil never contaminated the water to the farm. And that’s where the term ”to pour oil on troubled waters” comes from. More BS from the leftist mainstream media.
Could be an orgasm!! She may have been visiting a zoo or a farm that day!
Looks like a seizure, according to the list of seizure symptoms on Answers.com. For a moment here eyes went completely black as the irises opened all the way, then snapped almost shut.
That oil-on-top-of-water trick also works to seal infrequently used plumbing traps like the floor drain next to the hot water heater. Dry P-traps are a common cause of sewer smells. Vegetable oil works in that case too.
The Newfoundland government is asking the federal government to lift the ceiling cap on the loan debt guarantee it has already made on the Muskrat Falls project. The project is way over budget and has whistle blowers saying it is unsafe because of the surface on which it is built.
Justin Trudeau said “if you grow the economy the deficit will look after itself”.
Latest from the CBC – Canada’s GDP falls 0.6% in May 2016.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/gdp-may-fire-economy-1.3693968
Bill sleeps while Hillary speaks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPbUhcvDgCo
Looks like buddy sitting beside Bubba tried to run interference with the camera once he realized he’d nodded off……haha
It’s now going to get very interesting. Both parties have confirmed their candidates. We will now have an embarrassing fight for the most important job on the planet.
Granny said she’s takin’ the high road. Not gonna be dragged into into it by the mudslinger. Granny of course is a pathological liar so we know she will be dishin’ it out. She almost has to. If all The Donald does is tell the truth about her…..What is she going to counter with?
The late nite comedians will be put out of business by what’s about to happen.
Are you kidding? Comedians are probably praying for a Trump victory. Not that the jokes write themselves, but they won’t get cries of “racist!” or “sexist!” when they make fun of the president.
I’m sure feminists will speak up…
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‘March for Justice’ planned for Abdirahman Abdi
Abdi’s interaction with police began around 9:30 a.m. Sunday, when police received multiple calls reporting that he had grabbed a woman’s breast at a nearby coffee shop.
http://www.ottawasun.com/2016/07/28/he-groped-me-witness-describes-coffee-shop-confrontation-before-abdi-arrest
“IMF admits disastrous love affair with the euro, apologises for the
immolation of Greece”
“The International Monetary Fund’s top staff misled their own board, made a series of calamitous misjudgments in Greece, became euphoric cheerleaders for the euro project, ignored warning signs of impending crisis, and collectively failed to grasp an elemental concept of currency theory.
This is the lacerating verdict of the IMF’s top watchdog on the Fund’s tangled political role in the eurozone debt crisis, the most damaging episode in the history of the Bretton Woods institutions.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/07/28/imf-admits-disastrous-love-affair-with-euro-apologises-for-the-i/
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“IMF Called “Clowns” After Admitting They Fabricated Brexit Doom And Gloom”
“”The IMF has serious credibility problems. It has been seriously wrong for years. I hope that one of the things that the new government does is push to have some credible people running this institution… rather than the clowns currently running it,” exclaimed UKIP MP Douglas Carswell, pointing out Lagarde’s legion of fools flip-flop that the British economy will grow faster than Germany and France in the next two years – only weeks after its doom-laden warnings about Brexit.”
http://investingchannel.com/article/396081/IMF-Called-Clowns-After-Admitting-They-Fabricated-Brexit-Doom-And-Gloom#.V5qyufkrKvs
Private Jet Marxists
———————-
PHILADELPHIA — The Bernie Sanders campaign considered demanding a private plane staffed and funded by the Democratic National Committee as part of negotiations with Hillary Clinton heading into this week’s convention, according to a Sanders memo obtained by BuzzFeed News.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/bernie-sanders-private-plane?utm_term=.rsaJ7wpLZg#.ylJ3wnbDaB
The EU wants to monitor bitcoin transactions (unclear on the concept!)
Globalists are into CONTROL. The European Commission, a branch of the European Union, has proposed the creation of a centralized database of Bitcoin users, their identities, wallets and financial operations.
The directive seeks to prevent the use of the cryptocurrency to finance terrorist movements and their operations. According to the proposal, financial intelligence units (FIUs) will have access to this centralized database.
If the proposal gains enough traction members of the European Union will have to abide by the rule and comply with a deadline set at January 1st, 2017. The regulations against money laundering were updated in May of 2015, as a decisive step to diminish the financing of terrorist and criminal activity.
The European Union decided to put in motion a plan to trace terrorist using financial information, while also preventing the movement of funds. The breaking down of the sources that are financing the terrorist and criminal organizations constitute another key objective.
It shouldn’t be a surprise that a proposal to create a central database for Bitcoin users came out. On February 12, the EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Ministers Council (ECOFIN) demanded the creation of dedicated measures to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies to prevent illegal activities.
http://themerkle.com/european-commission-proposes-the-creation-of-a-bitcoin-user-database/
“UK economy defies doom and gloom Brexit predictions to grow faster than expected
– putting Britain in a strong position for EU negotiations, says Philip Hammond”
“Economy grew 0.6% in three months to June – better than 0.3% forecast
Confounds warnings that uncertainty over EU vote would harm economy”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3710804/UK-economy-defies-doom-gloom-Brexit-predictions-grow-faster-expected-putting-Britain-strong-position-EU-negotiations-says-Philip-Hammond.html
“Canada in Rio: Who to watch, follow and get excited about” (g-m)
…-
“Olympic flame extinguished by Rio protesters”
“The incident, which occurred on Wednesday night in Angra dos Reis, forced a temporary halt and prompted some runners to quit the relay, according to the Rio2016 organising committee.
Protesters also stoned cars and police responded with tear gas and pepper spray. One child was injured and had to be hospitalised according to local media.”
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/28/olympic-flame-extinguished-rio-de-janeiro-protesters
Thanks–Great idea.