Union Square

@Ghyda Said

Many people in my Red Kimono Posse have lived in New York City. They remember the Pretzel Lady of Union Square, who sold pretzels most of the year, but she sold chestnuts at Christmas, and they remember Union Square fondly as a place where retailers come and go.

So, with that in mind, no one should find the fact that The Coffee Shop, a tremendously popular Union Square bar and café plans to close after 28 years of high-volume business,

Management explained their decision to close on high rents, well it is New York City, and a more than doubling of labor cost dew to increased minimum wage and the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that they provide health insurance for their employees.

The Federalist

@mrmhead Said

If I understand right, the mandate kicks in at 50 full-time employees. The coffee shop has more than 50?

ACA is a quick-easy scapegoat. Healthcare and insurance costs would skyrocket regardless.

@Ghyda Said

According to the article in The Federalist, The Coffee Shop has 150 employees.

After reading the article, I get the impression that The Coffee Shop had already absorbed the cost of Obama Care and rent. The almost 100% increase in the cost of labor must have broken the camel, so to speak.

And I just realized; I used the wrong dew. I should have said due.

@a777pilot Said

do, dew, and due

@mrmhead Said

- I missed that part about 150 employees fist time through


And yes, I caught the "dew" - for someone with such interest in language and grammar, I figured it was just an auto-correct thing