"The restaurant scene in the District of Columbia is dying, and public policy is to blame.
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Rising crime and last year's mandated increase in tipped wages have restaurateurs lining up to leave town.
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In November 2022 the city's liberal voter base overwhelmingly approved Initiative 82, a ballot measure to more than triple the base wage for tipped restaurant workers.
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In a December social-media post announcing the closing of Pursuit, a 10-year-old wine bar and restaurant, owner Adam Kelinsky said doing business in the city "is no longer sustainable." Aaron McGovern and Arturas Vorobjovas shuttered both Washington locations of their seafood restaurant Brine in November,...
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Voters in Ohio, Arizona and Massachusetts may be asked to eliminate tipped wages this fall.
They should take note: Washington's experiment with lax crime enforcement and high labor costs has caused a dining disaster."
Liberalism fails... everytime. But it's heartwarming to witness nonetheless.
Paywall:
Why No One Goes Out to Eat in D.C. Anymore https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-no-one-goes-out-to-eat-in-d-c-anymore-fd01e31e
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Rising crime and last year's mandated increase in tipped wages have restaurateurs lining up to leave town.
...
In November 2022 the city's liberal voter base overwhelmingly approved Initiative 82, a ballot measure to more than triple the base wage for tipped restaurant workers.
...
In a December social-media post announcing the closing of Pursuit, a 10-year-old wine bar and restaurant, owner Adam Kelinsky said doing business in the city "is no longer sustainable." Aaron McGovern and Arturas Vorobjovas shuttered both Washington locations of their seafood restaurant Brine in November,...
...
Voters in Ohio, Arizona and Massachusetts may be asked to eliminate tipped wages this fall.
They should take note: Washington's experiment with lax crime enforcement and high labor costs has caused a dining disaster."
Liberalism fails... everytime. But it's heartwarming to witness nonetheless.
Paywall:
Why No One Goes Out to Eat in D.C. Anymore https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-no-one-goes-out-to-eat-in-d-c-anymore-fd01e31e