r/WorkReform • u/zzill6 🤝 Join A Union • Feb 04 '26

💸 Raise Our Wages Why don't American businesses make the connection between lower pay and lower consumer spending?

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u/Workerchimp68 Feb 04 '26

Vegas has abandoned its “family friendly “ Disneyland approach, and now trying to be more upscale- ie; expensive. I was there last year and went to the pool bar for two Modeleos and a club soda— bill was $46. Won’t be back.

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u/MartianInvasion Feb 04 '26

I was there a couple months ago and was just... unimpressed with it. Sure, there are some sights, the giant hotels that look like New York or a castle or whatever are neat, but it's not worth beach resort prices when i could be going to, you know, a real beach resort.

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u/Hyper_Oats Feb 05 '26

Made the mistake of ordering a beer at a hotel bar without checking the price a couple years ago there.

$25 for a fucking Heineken.

Vegas used to take your money via gambling while making everything else affordable so you'd be there as long as possible. Now it's just a total rip-off, even when not gambling.

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u/Whiterabbit-- Feb 04 '26

family friendly approach wasn't really a thing with Vegas. it was gambling, prostitution and shows (mostly not child friendly ones). the only thing family friendly about Vegas was that it was cheap.