Bill filed Monday would scrap Austin’s paid sick leave ordinance

The only problem with my analogy is the way that you have interpreted it. To be clear, my analogy is "don't be a hypocrite".

It seems like you are suggesting that sick days should automatically be factored into an employer's costs, and prices should be raised by a factor of 8 days per employee per year. I don't think that you eat at McDonald's--and you probably judge anyone that does--but of course you used a McDonald's example, with the image of the Latinx single mother of three, fresh out of the shelter and struggling to afford rent in a gentrifying East Austin on minimum wage. You should work for NPR.

First off, the beauty of the service industry is that you can sub out your shifts. If you get the flu, you sub out a few days and then work doubles next weekend. That is how I made it through college. If you are on salary then you are normally allotted a number of sick days per year. No one is making anyone work while sick, so lets stop it with the false equivalencies. If you and I disagree on this, it doesn't mean that the alternative is polluted water, unsafe work environments, and forced 90 hour work weeks. Nor does it mean that we are going to be served breakfast tacos by Typhoid Mary. Food Managers have an obligation to send sick employees home.

What you are supporting will not only lead to the chaos of running and patronizing a business, but it will also lead to inflation. Think about property taxes. Austin consistently votes for feel-good measures that ultimately raise rents through an inflation of property taxes. (Before you can say it, I know that Texas transfers school tax wealth from high valuation locales to underprivileged districts. I would like to see all people have equal opportunity in life, so education is a good form of wealth transfer. Go against the grain of r/Austin and don't be a hypocrite on this.) The more money we pay in taxes the less money we have to contribute to the economy. That is less money we have to support bands, artists and restaurants that we love. Our economy is raging but painters, bassists and waiters can't afford to live here, and we see classic Austin institutions closing down each week. If you want to help the people it is better to have opportunity abounding, and an inflated cost of living diminishes that. Be smart; develop a philosophy as opposed to a reflex, and use that to choose your leaders and policies wisely.

What irritates me about you most is that you don't understand how jobs are created, much less how they are maintained. You don't understand how you hurt the people you are trying to help. Essentially, you believe in magic. And entitlement. Now I think that you are a smart guy and one day you will figure it out. You may be running your own business one day. If you do, you will suddenly realize that the local government and populace are actually against you. You will be seen as "The Man" living off the sweat of the working class--you parasitic scumbag--and should be doing more to foster the community from which you are absorbing all of your presumed exorbitant profits. Your world view will then change 180 degrees. You might then solicit the state government to reign in the excesses of the Austin City Council. Hit me back when you get there.

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