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The person working the counter.
Well no, getting something without having to pay for it is pretty much the definition of free. If you go to a party and there's free beer, guess what, somebody still paid for that. It's still free for all the guests. Not for the hosts.
Nope. He was clearly talking about taxes there and its well known many European countries have had their businesses and citizens pay higher taxes for decades.
If McD Corp. wants to over charge its captive franchisee customer base then that is a different issue altogether since they'll overcharge for everything they can. Those kiosks are just a touch sensitive 27-32" screen and a very low end PC though hardware wise. There is nothing inherently expensive about them. Same goes for installation costs. They're not changing the structure or doing foundation work to install one.
Oh goody. What exactly might these much more involved operational costs that a kiosk this simple might entail be? Bear in mind that much more complex and expensive ATM's that'll get just as much if not more use are generally considered to have negilible operating costs when you reply.
You have solid evidence that $15/hr is the cause McD's latest push to install these kiosks? Gonna need a citation here. I'd also point out McD's was installing these in franchises before $15/hr was a thing too.
You're the one parroting Repub talking points and propaganda here.
Actually some of the newer equipment out there does that already. The operator is there to put the brakes on if it messes up, and drive it back to the barn when it is done. Automation in farming has come further than most think. Crazy to think of it that way, but farming is about as high tech as it gets these days. With so much automated/semi-automated equipment, genetically engineered crops, and custom bred livestock.
Well sure McDonald's could offer $40/hr and I'd be glad to run the register, and by god you'd get the best damn friendliest service you've ever had, and I'm fit and rather handsome too. You might have to pay $20 for a burger, if thats ok with you.
That actually puts you in the top 25% of earners. If it was combined with your girlfriend's income, that puts you in about the top 17% of all households in the country (going from percentile calculators).
The problem is a lot of Americans with degree's end up taking those minimum jobs, only because that's all they can find. Even though those jobs aren't meant to make a living wage, there's a lot of people depending on it for a living. We say things like people need to train for better jobs, but the fact is lots of Americans are already working at jobs they're overqualified for. Since the housing crash a number of Americans have given up on getting good jobs and just got jobs.
A recession is about to happen, and it's going to be big. Yea the amount of people without jobs is low, at least what's reported on the news, but when 50% of Americans are earning $16k a year, that's a big problem. And lately companies are lying about the amount of people they're going to hire this year. Probably to make themselves sound like they're doing better than ever. But one things for certain, no matter how McDonalds spins it, next year the amount of employee's working for them is going to start declining. Why else put in those kiosks? Also, why is wall street excited for having these stupid things? McDonalds isn't going to make more business, especially with many reports of millennials not big on eating out. It's all about having less workers, and therefore more profit.
So just as the car replaced horse and buggies, workers in the horse and buggy industry transitioned to other jobs around the auto industry. And just as robots replace workers, like the horse, they transition to uh...
I think you are right on the money here .... well except for that "people laugh at the horse and buggy" part. No one in this part of Arizona laughs about horse and buggys
I live 20 miles from this;
Yes, I live in Sierra Vista.
I work with one of the guys who is into the reenactments, the street shows. You know, the ones where they actually shoot each other ... with real guns, and real bullets.................
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news...e-gunfighting-re-enactment-two-shot/74203774/
Or, if you can't cut any workers, you pay more and make less profit. Most people will take some profit over none anytime, but the uber rich are a monkey wrench in the works of that. Because they are so wealthy, that they can just shut down a whole company just for spite, and move it around the world.
its not in place yet. it ramps up to $15 for 2019, its still $11.40.Where ya been? Ontario Liberals passed the bill to increase minimum wage to $15. Hilariously enough, they made the announcement down the street from where I work at a robotics company that specializes in automated manufacturing. Unsurprisingly, they were quite happy about the whole thing!
yeah I did ask that earlier and got answered that seattle was the only place with it yet. you must have missed it. and the part you pointed at was aboot Ontario, Canada.
Yes, I live in Sierra Vista.
I work with one of the guys who is into the reenactments, the street shows. You know, the ones where they actually shoot each other ... with real guns, and real bullets.................
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news...e-gunfighting-re-enactment-two-shot/74203774/
Why is it when people talk about degree's it's usually some silly degree like Art History major? I really doubt that many people went to school to be a clown or learn woman's history. I have no idea what trade schools are but when you're in high school everyone tells you to go to college and get a degree. Now its trade schools, which I have no idea what they do. I doubt many people are aware of them as well. I really doubt they're free, as anyone who made the mistake to go to college probably can't afford even trade school, since they're now working a minimum wage job to pay back their student loan.
