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I note from the article: "Mr. Kaplow has tried everything he can think of to find workers, placing Craigslist ads, asking other franchisees for referrals, seeking to hire people from Subways that have closed."

it does not say anything about 'Mr. Kaplow has tried offering higher wages'. This relates to an older HN article - "Employers will do almost anything to hire workers, except pay them more" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17506044

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Well, there's one example of higher wages in the article:

> Tamra Kennedy, who owns nine Taco John’s franchises in the Midwest, started offering $100 as a bonus to new employees who reached 100 hours. She has started offering merit increases twice a year, and she pays all employees more than the minimum wage.

100 dollars bonus is risible. That's not even 15 hours of federal minimum wage. Does the landowner not realize that when she goes on the record in the NY Times?

> 100 dollars bonus is risible

I don't know of any teenager who would laugh at getting an extra $100.

Thanks for teaching me a new word!

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