[Celtic Conservative]

Three words: automated food production.

CC

[rarestia]

Reminds me of the Carl's Jr. machines in Idiocracy.

An interesting article on exactly this:

In the Future, When Robots do All Our Work, What of Capitalism?

[wbill]

automated food production.

Yep.

$15 / hr buys a tech to maintain the robots, not a bunch of low-skill button pushers.

[Vince Ferrer]

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

[raccoonradio]

Or, higher prices. $5 for a McHamburger. "Is that for the meal?" ..."No, just the burger. $8.50 if you want fries and soda."

Occupy Burger King

a protest in front of a Burger King in Copley Sq Boston. "Fast food companies are some of the wealthiest corporations in America while many fast food workers are forced to rely on public assistance for their families and also to get health care for their children."
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The EBT folks who get stuff for free...free at last... free at last...thank God almighty EVERYTHING'S free at last!

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