So, when you double their wages, 'Jan', you will merely make the cost-tipping-point come about that much quicker.
Then you will have ZERO jobs.
I get so frustrated with the stupidity of some of these elected officials, and then have to remember, its the stupid voters who elected them. Stupid is as stupid does.
By 2040, I fully expect every single McDonalds in America to be mostly automated, and to have a full-shift of three employees. You the customer will approach and enter what you want on a big-screen device, hit enter, and then pay. In three minutes, a burger bag will pop out with a couple of empty cups. The chief purpose of the three employees? Mostly to reload the burger and fry cooking devices, and the soda hook-ups.
Can't happen quickly enough for me.
When I go to a fast food establishment I require tasty food FAST. Should I have to wait in a queue formed because its employees can't get their act together, I will not only depart but I will likely never return to that establishment.
I would much rather go to a Robo-Burger franchise being able to immediately place and pay for my order and receiving it without human intervention.
Should McDonald's crack the code on this type of establishment it will make another fast food fortune.
As for the fast food "workers" protesting themselves out of jobs; "good luck with your welfare prospects."
Another thing these idiots don’t understand is if the minimum wage is raised for McDonald’s workers will it not also be raised for mom and pop burger joints? Can you imagine the price of a hamburger at a little locally owned restaurant if the owner had to double everyone’s wages?
....Except to maintain those automated machines.