California's $15-an-Hour Minimum Wage May Spur Automation (computerworld.com)

An anonymous readers links to an article on ComputerWorld: For many California business groups, the state's decision to gradually raise its minimum wage to $15 by 2022 is a terrible thing. But for its technology industry, it may be a plus. Higher wages, says the California Restaurant Association, will force businesses to face "undesirable" options, including cutting staff, raising prices and adopting automation. But a higher minimum wage will "signal to tech companies and entrepreneurs" to look at the restaurant industry, said Darren Tristano, president of Technomic, a research group focused on the restaurant industry. The state's governor and legislators reached an agreement Monday to raise the wages. "I think there are a lot of tech companies that are looking at the restaurant industry to accelerate their growth," said Tristano. The restaurant industry is primed for change, said Tristano, "Many of the routines that take place in restaurants are not very different from 30 to 40 years ago," he said.

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Republicans don't want to pay employees

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This is the Republican agenda. Outsource, Offshore, Automate. Anything to avoid paying human beings a living wage to do the work. $15/hr, gosh, I could hire 10 Indians for that! The mantra of Republicans is "I Got Mine, So Fuck You!" Why should you have a job? Why should you have health care? Why should you even be alive if you haven't bootstrapped yourself to my status? I worked hard to inherit a million dollars and I can afford what I need, so you can go get fucked, you whining pleb!

Having changed the corporate outlook from 5 or 10 years to just the next 3 months, Republicans and their PROFIT UBER ALLES attitude are destroying America.