Having a cashier ring up your grocery store purchases feels like a luxury good these days. Don’t overlook the role rising minimum wages played in this development.
The California law is a response to the reality that fast food staffers and other face daily by raising hourly pay $4 above the state’s $16 an hour minimum wage.
From the editorial, " . the experience of Target and Walmart show that higher labor costs make automation ever more affordable and desirable. Robots still work for $0 an hour."
Having a cashier ring up your grocery store purchases feels like a luxury good these days. Don’t overlook the role rising minimum wages played in this development.