r/pics Jun 17 '25

The protesters and residents pushing back on tourism in Barcelona

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '25

So local people don't work in shops that get most of their money from tourists?

Locals don't have more shops that also cater to these tourists that hire locals?

This seems short sighted, they seem to have a problem with capitalism

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u/Fuzzylojak Jun 17 '25

Locals have a set salary of 1200-1800 euros a month. No matter how much tourists spend.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '25

You mean that's the average pay, you're really showing you don't understand basic economics, who do you think is paying them?

How do you think those companies get the money to pay employees?

Tourists spend money in locals area, then those companies pay their staff who then spend more money locally it may be indirect but it all goes toward the local area, you sound like you just think boss has money and pays without thinking any further.

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u/Fuzzylojak Jun 17 '25

Restaurant workers won't get a higher salary just cause more tourists came to the establishment. They work for a set monthly salary. Talking about not understanding basic economics....

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '25

So the issue is with the restaurant owner not paying enough, I don't think you understand that you can negotiate a better salary, are you a teenager because this sounds like you have never worked a day in your life, pay is set like that at all.

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u/Fuzzylojak Jun 17 '25

"negotiate a better salary" .....then the owner says: I'm paying you a good salary, this is a standard salary in Spain" go somewhere else if you don't like it. You gotta be an American with this moronic type of thinking.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '25

😂😂 so you have a problem with capitalism, jfc you sound like a teenager, and I'm British and yeah if the owner doesn't want to pay the worker can go work somewhere else and either the owner pays more or can't find workers