$15 an hour VS. Robotics

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  • mace1229mace1229 Posts: 9,373
    I'd still pony up $8 for a double-double at In-n-Out. but Big Mac? No way!
  • SundaySilenceSundaySilence Posts: 536
    Here is a good discussion about the data and research on this topic:

    http://journalistsresource.org/studies/economics/inequality/the-effects-of-raising-the-minimum-wage
  • muskydanmuskydan Posts: 1,013
    mace1229 said:

    I'd still pony up $8 for a double-double at In-n-Out. but Big Mac? No way!

    mace1229 said:

    I'd still pony up $8 for a double-double at In-n-Out. but Big Mac? No way!

    Never had a In-n-out Burger….Its a crime since one of my favorite movies of all time is the Big Lebowski
  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    muskydan said:

    mace1229 said:

    I'd still pony up $8 for a double-double at In-n-Out. but Big Mac? No way!

    mace1229 said:

    I'd still pony up $8 for a double-double at In-n-Out. but Big Mac? No way!

    Never had a In-n-out Burger….Its a crime since one of my favorite movies of all time is the Big Lebowski
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  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    EarlWelsh said:

    if you think Corporate America is concerned about their employee's read this, anything that you get is only given as means to keep your services until you are no longer needed, this why we need union's.

    Godfather.

    http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/05/24/fmr-mcdonalds-usa-ceo-35k-robots-cheaper-than-hiring-at-15-per-hour.html

    Dude....we really have to work on your use of apostrophe's.
    HAHAHAHHHAHAHH !! yea I know.

    Godfather.

  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,665

    EarlWelsh said:

    if you think Corporate America is concerned about their employee's read this, anything that you get is only given as means to keep your services until you are no longer needed, this why we need union's.

    Godfather.

    http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/05/24/fmr-mcdonalds-usa-ceo-35k-robots-cheaper-than-hiring-at-15-per-hour.html

    Dude....we really have to work on your use of apostrophe's.
    HAHAHAHHHAHAHH !! yea I know.

    Godfather.

    but the spelling has improved. so, baby steps.
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  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    mickeyrat said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    if you think Corporate America is concerned about their employee's read this, anything that you get is only given as means to keep your services until you are no longer needed, this why we need union's.

    Godfather.

    http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/05/24/fmr-mcdonalds-usa-ceo-35k-robots-cheaper-than-hiring-at-15-per-hour.html

    Dude....we really have to work on your use of apostrophe's.
    HAHAHAHHHAHAHH !! yea I know.

    Godfather.

    but the spelling has improved. so, baby steps.
    HAHAHAHHAHAHA ! Gracious Amigo. that's some funny stuff !

    Godfather.

  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    And then GF comes back with Gracious vs Gracias.

    Thanks for the smile, sir =)
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    hedonist said:

    And then GF comes back with Gracious vs Gracias.

    Thanks for the smile, sir =)

    you laughed out loud !.....I would've in a heart beat ahhahahhahha !

    Godfather.

    p.s. is really possible for a non Latino person like myself to spell a Spanish word wrong ????
    I think not ! AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA.

  • SmellymanSmellyman Asia Posts: 4,524
    English isn't your strong suit? Are you Italian?
  • FreeFree Posts: 3,562
    lukin2006 said:

    Simple solution ... If you are opposed to business that pays less than a living wage then DON'T ever support those business's. It'd be tough but probably doable.

  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    ^ Then say goodbye to all your electronics
  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Jason P said:

    ^ Then say goodbye to all your electronics

    You are right ...
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  • mace1229mace1229 Posts: 9,373
    That's true, I never thought of that. If we are going to impose a high federal minimum wage, then why would we trade with countries who profit from child labor?
  • cottagesteezecottagesteeze St. Paul, MN Posts: 218
    Has anybody thought about the fact that these new robots need to be designed, manufactured, and marketed? Yes, they replace humans at mcdonalds, but they also open up true careers as well
  • eddieceddiec Posts: 3,885
    I love this idea. I'm all for a complete boycott of the diabetes inducing, American obesity contributor, destroyer of our nation's food reputation McDonald's for a long time. But everybody's argument was always 'look how many people they employ'. Well if they go robotic nobody has to worry about costing anybody a job. I'm all for it, go robotic scumbags.
  • benjsbenjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,152
    edited May 2016
    I remember watching a TED Talk about the fallacy of robots - namely, that they will only ever replace the burger flipper or assembly line employee. Between the Automation industry and the Artificial Intelligence industry - take a look at which is seeing more breakthroughs. The sky is the limit when it comes to the roles which robots can fill in our society, and maybe not today, but one day, I truly believe that the people with wealth will be the people who congregate to create or program robots.

    Another side industry that I think will become important (albeit not large), is programming ethics for these robots, and designing legislation to design that code. For example, in a self-driving car where one action would lead to a pedestrian's death, and another would lead to the passenger's, and one action or the other is inevitable - who lives and who dies? Someone must design that logic for the car to know the appropriate action.
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  • what dreamswhat dreams Posts: 1,761
    benjs said:

    I remember watching a TED Talk about the fallacy of robots - namely, that they will only ever replace the burger flipper or assembly line employee. Between the Automation industry and the Artificial Intelligence industry - take a look at which is seeing more breakthroughs. The sky is the limit when it comes to the roles which robots can fill in our society, and maybe not today, but one day, I truly believe that the people with wealth will be the people who congregate to create or program robots.

    Another side industry that I think will become important (albeit not large), is programming ethics for these robots, and designing legislation to design that code. For example, in a self-driving car where one action would lead to a pedestrian's death, and another would lead to the passenger's, and one action or the other is inevitable - who lives and who dies? Someone must design that logic for the car to know the appropriate action.

    Yikes, that's quite an ethics challenge. No self-driving cars for me
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