It's a shame they can't move every single job there is overseas. Unfortunately, we are going to still people to work in fast-food restaurants. But wait, can't we operate the drive-throughs from Thailand? For example, when you pull up to a Burger King in Joplin, Missouri, your order can be taken by some 14-year-old girl in Bangkok being paid 14 cents an hour. Why not? All you have to do is feed the audio overseas using a Skype connection. Of course, we will need somebody to flip the burger and toss the frozen fries into that grease vat. But wait, can't we invent some kind of machine that can withdraw a frozen patty from the deep-freezer, toss it onto a hot griddle and flip it over after a pre-determined amount of time? Then wrap it and slide it down a conveyor belt to the waiting customer?
I am hopeful that something can be invented soon that can do this.
Why not a robo-order taker. The result being that a McDonalds becomes, in essence, a big vending machine.
They've already discussed doing something similar - having foreign workers handle drive-throughs. No joke... Obviously, it would just be the same stellar communication we've come to expect from overseas call centers. The grunt work would be done here.