“Why robots could soon replace fast food workers demanding higher minimum wage”
I have a handle on how businesses “think.” The unintended consequence of this protest is that every fast food restaurant headquarters immediately started its labor reduction plan. They put out feelers with suppliers for automated equipment. They started figuring on outsourcing; having outside suppliers come in and stock the robot’s feeder bins, etc. So, whether wages rise or not, the impact of this protest will eventually be fewer employees and more machines.
Fast-food restaurants begin outsourcing drive-through order-taking
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right.
and the few employees left MIGHT actually get paid a bit better but how many of these protesting fools would you hire at a higher wage?