Minimum wage for food delivery workers



App-based food delivery workers in New York City will soon be guaranteed at least $17.96 an hour. ABC News’ Lionel Moise has the details.

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17 comments

  1. Americans read this: I never tip delivery guys, never! how you like this?

  2. I just hope that the driver will delivered my order correctly. 😂😂😂
    Last time I ordered a desert, which supposed to be cold, then when the driver delivered it to me, I was wondering why in the world the bag is warm. He picked the wrong order. 😂😂😂

  3. Yup prepare for food to raise their price because shipment salary raise. They demand raise the illusion number of useless paper while the true value for living keep droping. Just think salary 100$ can by 20 cent per egg or salary 10000$ but buy 20$ per egg which better?

  4. What's better for workers than a higher minimum wage? A tax on vacant land and unoccupied premises. A higher minimum wage discourages hiring. But a vacancy tax on residential property makes the owners get residential tenants (and set the rents within reach of wages), while a vacancy tax on commercial property makes the owners get business tenants, who in turn will need workers, leading to higher market wages and more stable jobs.

    What's better for business than a lower minimum wage? A tax on vacant land and unoccupied premises! A lower minimum wage cuts the spending power of prospective customers, and makes it harder for prospective employees to afford housing within a manageable distance of your business. But a vacancy tax on nearby residential property keeps it populated with prospective customers and workers, while a vacancy tax on nearby commercial property keeps it populated with complementary businesses that will attract foot traffic to your business.

    Moreover, a vacancy tax is good for general taxpayers because avoiding the vacancy tax requires economic activity, which expands the bases of other taxes, allowing their rates to be cut!

  5. Well somebody's gonna pay for that so $50 bucks Papa John pizza anyone?

  6. I’m okay with it because I will be cutting back on the amount I tip. I put some of the tip upfront and tip the rest in cash. The cash will go away.

  7. Ok but that means you pay more when tax season comes lol instead of getting a refund you have to pay because you're an independent employer

  8. Welcome to the dumbed-down world of Liberals, who hate capitalism and who don’t want to learn skills to increase their pay. Those apps create jobs, but those delivery jobs are only meant to be stepping stones, and financial supplementations, not meant to be a sole career source of income.
    Minimum wage will cause deliverers to either be fired, or paid less in tips, because the increase in costs, for the app companies, will be passed-on to the consumers, who will then tip less to delivery drivers.

  9. GET A REAL JOB THEN…GO WORK AT MCDONALDS…..GET A JOB THAT ACTUALLY REQUIRES SOME SORT OF SKILL…these people cry like little baby’s but forget that job is just to be a side hustle not a full time job🤦🏽‍♂️that’s like me getting a part time job that pays me $7 an our and I complain I don’t make enough EVEN THO I KNOW WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR SMH

  10. I definitely understand it’s not lucrative but it’s really not meant for full employment. I’ve known since I started I had to find something else to do that’s more reliable. So now I sell roofs part time and work at a gas station throughout the day. I use gig apps for bs expenses like weed,food,cat stuff.

  11. Honestly if you pay all those fees often for delivery you're a 🤡

  12. These app based delivery workers complain all the time about not getting enough tips. So does that mean we don't have to tip anymore since they make more than the average American. Not to mention, they have the same option as everyone else.. get a regular job 🤷🏼‍♀️ They choose these jobs for the convenience or lack of drug test or other personal reasons.

  13. This job shouldn’t be a career

  14. getting 7/hr to do anything is demoralizing