hence automation

historically, automation has replaced humans through out inception. The push by People through Government to force wages is only accelerating the move. Whether or not business owners adapt or workers adapt, will ultimate end in their own demise.

correct hence why we should keep the current wage

Agreed

at least appreciate the fact that a business is willing to hire you instead of replacing your job with a machine

I know one of the Franchisee's of a McDonalds nearby, normally they would have 14 people on staff during a shift, with Automation, they are down to 4, with 3 on call in case someone get's sick. All to stay alive due to Wage Hikes,

They would much rather hire people

well if there is one thing i thought of is that trading school could be a hit for mechanics being somebody has maintain the kiosks and other robots in the business

they will replace you anyway

i cant say i agree with 0 min either

because its the same thing as sending your manufacturing to china

its a race to the bottom

there is always someone willing to do something for cheaper

Right hence why 15$ will just speed up the process

automation is also inevitable

there should probly be a push for trades or something

things that cant be automated

plumbing

etc

right hence trading school

I disagree, abolishing Min Wage - I wouldn't forsee anyone wanting to work for .01 Cents to 5 Dollars Per hours

Any business that advertises those salaries would probably not see anyone coming in and applying

The local job markets will correct itself and pay based on an individual and business owners negotiation.

Why would I pay someone 15, in Small Shit Hole City in Mississippi, when Cost of Living you can live their at $8 per hour

Forcing businesses in Small Shit Hole City Mississippi would not only kill the economy, population, and local job markets but decimate it completely

you dont need to forsee anything, there's plenty of ppl around the world that earn in a month less than you do in a day. As much as i hate the gov there is some regulation that is required to stop scumbag from taking advantage of ppl

huh?

the problem with raising minimum wage is that everything else also goes up and the new minimum wage is still shit

the problem with that is that they often forget about raising everyone else's wages to offset that, so it's not a wage increase for minimum wage so much as it is a wage decrease for the middle class

if I make 80k a year before the minimum wage increase, and still make 80k after the minimum wage increase, and everything else increases in cost, then the power of my money went down

https://youtu.be/15WprOmOan0

I own a small business and currently have 4 employees that make between 10-25k a year. How am I a scumbag? The local government entity where I am at, is increasing Min Wage to 15 dollars an hour July 1st. I am going to lay off 2 people in order to stay a float.

if I kept those people on, I'm out of a Small business. I've estimated if Min increases any higher, i'll be down to 1 employee and will probably consider closing

I quit hiring people as employees here. I only hire independent contractors.

Due to mandatory hours, time off, health care, etc...

Too expensive to have "employees "

I think in another year, small businesses are going to go back to hiring illegals and telling Americans to piss off

Can't blame em

People who can't even get a fast food order right want 15$ an hour (living wage?) Even tho those jobs were never ment to be a career or support a family

I always thought fast food, pumping gas, digging ditches, etc... was for teenagers and like under 20s who need job experience.

Not a mother of 2