California ‘problem solving’: Create a useless bureaucracy that voters can’t touch
California has established a fast-food council intended to oversee regulations in the industry, but it has been largely inactive since its formation. Despite being allocated $1.1 million from the state budget, the council has not met for over a year and has failed to fulfill its purpose. Critics argue that this reflects a broader trend of creating bureaucracies that do not effectively address issues while consuming taxpayer resources.
- ▪California created a fast-food council to manage regulations in the industry.
- ▪The council has not met since February 2025 and has been inactive for over a year.
- ▪Despite its inactivity, the council received $1.1 million from the state budget.
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California is the land of expensive, useless bureaucracies, which Democrats allow to do nothing but impose more regulations on Californians. In 2023, California created a fast-food council to micromanage fast-food restaurants from wages to working conditions. The council, the first of its kind in the United States, exists to justify California’s fast-food minimum wage hike, which jumped to $20 an hour, and the council has the ability to increase over the coming years. By now, you know how this went: Fast-food restaurants shut down, cut jobs, cut worker hours, raised prices, or did some combination of those things.
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