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BK might have toyed with the idea at a few locations as a trialNo.
It has nothing to do with the hourly wage but does have to do with pure greed.
Years ago, and for several years, BK took out the grill and was microwaving precooked burgers. The burgers could have been replaced with wet paper towels. Had nothing to do with wages and ended up costing them market share.
Under capitalism quality and customer service are subservient to the bottom line.
They'd be doing this anyway.
Got Google?BK might have toyed with the idea at a few locations as a trial
But I doubt even that
This is most likely fake news
The left loves to hate capitalism in favor of some form of marxism
But capitalism has been spectacularly good for the human condition
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One worker at one BK location does not suitably condemn all of capitalismGot Google?
Geez, with just a little effort you would appear less ill informed.‘Is that not a microwave?’: Burger King worker reveals how they heat up burgers, sparking debate
'Is that why my lettuce is always slimy and wilted?'
Want capitalism? Cool.
Under capitalism capital is collected and used as a source to build business.
So we presume you're a strong union supporter as well.
Since, unions are just the flip side of capitalism.
I saw this fast food place talking about it's robot staff.
He claims it's because of dangerous jobs like using the grill and fryer, but in the video also says he can't find employees.
Personally I'd wager it's due to the minimum wage hike for fast food workers. Anyone that runs a business knows employees are your biggest expense.
Sure those robots aren't cheap, but at not paying 20 dollars an hour how long before you make up the difference?
Under capitalism quality and customer service are subservient to the bottom line.
It was Democrats who caused inflation by locking down the country during Covid, making green policies, increasing wages, and printing trillions of dollars.No the stupid was Trump printing $7 trillion dollars to buy votes, exploding inflation so workers can't survive on $20/hr.
The reason libs need a minimum wage is because there is an oversupply of cheap labor on the market thanks to illegal aliensNope. Want americans to fill those jobs then pay em.
What about unionism?One worker at one BK location does not suitably condemn all of capitalism
Thats way off the topic of this threadWhat about unionism?
How is collecting labor to achieve a goal anty different than collecting capital?
Maybe if you're a human capitalistThats way off the topic of this thread
I dont believe your claim that capitalism is bad
Instead its been a blessing for the human condition
I am not s strong supporter of mandatory unionsSo we presume you're a strong union supporter as well.
Since, unions are just the flip side of capitalism.
Not off topic.Thats way off the topic of this thread
I dont believe your claim that capitalism is bad
Instead its been a blessing for the human condition
See post 59Not off topic.
The question was does a $20/hr wage force capitalist to take action.
Why does unionism make you uncomfortable?
Is it because while the capitalist may control all capital he can't do anything but eat that capital without labor?
I've been in technology for over 40 years and one thing is true.
replacing labor with technology does not reduce labor costs.
It drives the costs to fewer people with higher wages.
Let's see, machines are faster, cheaper, more reliable, represent a fixed cost, can do the jobs of multiple people, and never mouth off at the manager. What's not there for an owner to love? Heck, we used to have teenagers pump our gas, wash our windshields and check the tire pressure, oil and water. When was the last time you had a kid do that when you paid 35 cents a gallon for gas?Increased wages are a contributor as well as: speed, accuracy and consistency which provides a better consumer experience.
Right to work for less you mean.I am not s strong supporter of mandatory unions
So I dont like closed-shops
In Right to Work states where workers enjoy freedom of choice unions dont do so well
Close the border to illegal aliens/phony asylum seekers and wages will go up for American workersRight to work for less you mean.
Less health care
Less income
Less PTO
The overall labor costs go down. When 10 tech workers that make $125K/year each plus two $100K machines replace 100 workers at $80K/year each, the employer comes out ahead. Let's just say it this way, the employer has bean counters whose job it is to run these cost comparisons and advise on which is the cheapest. Why do you think manufacturing went overseas? It was because the cost of workers overseas was cheaper than American workers AND cheaper than the mechanical replacements of the time. Now, machines are becoming even cheaper than foreign labor, so we'll see more manufacturing move back here, but done with fewer workers. Gone forever are the days of 100,000 guys working the assembly lines, cranking out cars. Now there's a relative handful monitoring the machines doing the work.Not off topic.
The question was does a $20/hr wage force capitalist to take action.
Why does unionism make you uncomfortable?
Is it because while the capitalist may control all capital he can't do anything but eat that capital without labor?
I've been in technology for over 40 years and one thing is true.
replacing labor with technology does not reduce labor costs.
It drives the costs to fewer people with higher wages.
I saw this fast food place talking about it's robot staff.
He claims it's because of dangerous jobs like using the grill and fryer, but in the video also says he can't find employees.
Personally I'd wager it's due to the minimum wage hike for fast food workers. Anyone that runs a business knows employees are your biggest expense.
Sure those robots aren't cheap, but at not paying 20 dollars an hour how long before you make up the difference?
