@UnbiasedEm@BowTiedCrow You would have been better off stopping after the first paragraph. Because the second paragraph clearly explains WHY certain types are failing... They CAN'T "margin rebuild" because they were already on tight margins.
@CarStan1114@BowTiedCrow That sounds like the restaurant of choice is causing the problem. If anything, MY restaurant of choice has significantly IMPROVED service AND quality of food. But then, it's also not a big, chain restaurant. It only has two locations, with a minimum of 4 states between them.
@PatriciaImmo@BowTiedCrow Again I ask: What if they can't? Would YOU pay $25 for a McDonald's hamburger? No, I'm not claiming that's the restaurant in question OR the OP's favorite restaurant; the point is costs are such that certain types of restaurants CAN'T raise their prices proportionally.
@AdamSchiffs@BowTiedCrow Yeah... Management... As in being unwilling to raise their prices beyond what is acceptable for their particular operations. How many people are willing to pay $25 for a hamburger that only cost $5 two years ago? Remember, shipping costs, growing costs, nearly EVERY cost is up.
@ThrillaRilla369 Not really. American Idol doesn't have to CERTIFY every vote in that hour, they only have to count raw numbers. California (and all the other states) have to at least ATTEMPT to certify all those voters.
@DrNeilStone Sales tax rates are different in just about every state. As such, prices cannot be advertised as "including tax" or pre-labeled to accommodate every state the product may be sold in on a single label. Tax rates change, too, up to and including county and even city sales taxes.
@AlexDuncanTX "Saved" means "Forgiven of your past sins." Catholics go to Confession in order to be "Saved" subsequently. Every other denomination wants you to believe you are Saved for life.
@KHicksJr By the way, you're right about one thing, the large front-end loader would be quicker... but not as accurate. The bed of a pickup truck is comparatively small and the front end loader is much more likely to have overspill and damage the truck. The backhoe has pinpoint accuracy.
@ArkEncounter ... And why is that? Because of Evolution. But let's go back a bit... how did those "two canines" have both Wolf and Chihuahua blood in them simultaneously? Because many of those different species of canine existed BEFORE Noah.