When it comes to matters of people’s livelihoods, there is absolutely no glee in saying, “We told you so,” but …
We told you so.
As anyone with a rudimentary, high school-level knowledge of economics could’ve told you, the push to magically (federally) mandate a pay wage for low-skill employees was always going to have dire consequences, for workers and customers alike.
The latest example of this comes from deep blue California, where it has taken less than half a year for the $20 an hour fast-food minimum wage to start having a big impact — and not in a way that benefits employees.
Chipotle, a “fast casual” Mexican restaurant that boasts about its handcrafted foods, announced on Monday that one of its most popular items was about to be less “handcrafted.”
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The announcement touted the debut of the company’s new “Autocado” machine, which “cuts, cores, and peels avocados before they are hand mashed to create the restaurant’s signature guacamole.”
Not only did the company announce the “Autocado,” but it also announced the debut of its “Augmented Makeline,” which will use “automated technology to build bowls and salads while Chipotle employees operate the top makeline to make burritos, tacos, quesadillas, and kid’s meals.”
Now, having automated help to work with the guacamole, bowls and salads isn’t much of a start on fully replacing human employees — but it’s a...
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