Democrats Bone-Headed Logic Reduces Jobs!

[Christians4LessGvt]

McDonalds' response to Democrats threatening to raise the minimum wage

Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren supports a $22 minimum wage. Minimum wage laws never work. Part of the reason is,
almost all economists agree that business will make changes to adapt to the higher labor costs after a minimum wage increase.
More specifically, minimum wage laws encourage employers to cut back on fringe benefits and install labor-saving devices.
Check out this labor-saving device from McDonalds:

[sirs]

These must be some of those "robots" the professor was referring to.  Ironically being considered, if not already implimented, by POLICIES being pushed by his political kin

[kimba1]

it`ll only replace the order taking processes but ironicly if this works really well the demand for labor will increase just to keep up with the increased orders.

[Xavier_Onassis]

I find this bogus and will believe it when I see it in action.

[kimba1]

actually I`ve seen order taking machines for the past few years. but they tend last only a few months the problems the interface is too much of a turn-off for most customers to bother. until they hire an extra person to show how to use  it for at least a month it`ll have a very tough sell.

[Christians4LessGvt]

I find this bogus and will believe it when I see it in action.

It's already happened in Europe!

http://www.cnet.com/news/mcdonalds-hires-7000-touch-screen-cashiers/.

http://www.qsrmagazine.com/exclusives/burgers-design

[Xavier_Onassis]

So what?

When I see it in action, I will believe it.

There is a MacDonald's across the avenue from my house, about three blocks away. If I go there three times a year it is a lot. They have two kinds of burgers (1) overpriced, and (2) inferior.

[kimba1]

well
Europeans tend to need less guidance than the average American so it`ll take abit more time for those devices to catch on here. we barely know how to use the revolving door .

[Xavier_Onassis]

I think the problem with revolving doors is that we disagree about the direction in which it should turn.

The point is moot, because it will be introduced whenever it becomes cost-effective and they can convince the public to use it.

Winn-Dixie Supermarkets here in Miami started using self-service cashiers, but they lost a lot of customers. Winn-Dixie is notorious for putting a low price on the shelves and then the register rings up a higher one at the check out. With the self-service cashier, there is no one for the diddled customer to complain to.  They also only charge the prices on "special" to those who present their  silly little card, so they can trace every purchase you make.

I have not darkened their door for five years now.

[Christians4LessGvt]

I use grocery store self-serve checkout about half the time and love it.
If I have just a few items, I always use it.
The lines are usually shorter and it generally is quicker.

It's coming to fast-food I assure you.
At least as an option at first.

[kimba1]

safeway uses those machines and it has serious security flaws so if it does catches on the stores will REQUIRE to quietly raise prices to makeup for stolen merchandise. it`s not that hard to get a bunch of small items forget to scan a couple of them and make sure those item never touch the scale at the end then pack them along with the finale purchase. remember the attendant is watching 4 to 6 customers so you`re chances of getting caught will be slim. did I forget to mention I grew up with a lot of con artist around me so I tend to see ways to cheat. can`t do it myself since I have a conscience. I am confident every single store with those machine in a area with crime will have an increase of missing merchandise.

[Xavier_Onassis]

Home Depot's robo registers work better than the Dim Pixie's.

Ripping off a machine does not exactly feel like stealing. It feels more like beating a slot machine, actually.