That bill should be called "How to legislate companies into completely automating their fast food locations" bill, because that is precisely what will happen.
No fast food location can afford to pay $23 an hour. $15 an hour is what the local places by me pay, and that is a large reason why a Big Mac combo costs $12 now.
I did a study a few months ago where I looked at automation vs workers. Everything I could think of was being automated. I came to realize that a food court at mall, the mall itself, or a small theme park could be run by a single competent person.
When I bring it up with theme park folks or mall HRs, they say that humanity isn't like that. I usually don't have the heart to tell them that I've seen them parks have one fixit guy. If it's all automation, then that single guy just expands his work. He'll get paid very well, but no one else will have a job.
That bill should be called "How to legislate companies into completely automating their fast food locations" bill, because that is precisely what will happen.
No fast food location can afford to pay $23 an hour. $15 an hour is what the local places by me pay, and that is a large reason why a Big Mac combo costs $12 now.
If they're paying $23/h, then your Big Mac combo is going to be $21.
I did a study a few months ago where I looked at automation vs workers. Everything I could think of was being automated. I came to realize that a food court at mall, the mall itself, or a small theme park could be run by a single competent person.
When I bring it up with theme park folks or mall HRs, they say that humanity isn't like that. I usually don't have the heart to tell them that I've seen them parks have one fixit guy. If it's all automation, then that single guy just expands his work. He'll get paid very well, but no one else will have a job.