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qcic | 10 months ago

Potato - potato. Doesn’t really matter that it was a response, the chain of events is still the same, so are the results. It the end of the day, just one more example of unintended consequences of legislation.

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Spooky23|10 months ago

Labor is just one part of it. Increasing the wage 15% at worst pulled forward the transition to automation.

Automating the order flow avoids even higher wages for good English speakers and kiosks drive higher margin via up sales. Automation of drink pouring reduces shrink. Eliminating cash reduces cash handling expenses and reduces refunds.

I have a friend who owns a few McDonalds in a high expense state. He bitches about marketing expense share and supply cost.

yellowapple|10 months ago

> the chain of events is still the same

Ignoring the link in that chain wherein corporations chose to take various unnecessary and punative measures as retaliation against having to pay their workers more is intellectually dishonest, at best.

db48x|10 months ago

Laying people off to stay profitable is not punitive. It’s not desirable to be laid off, but the business isn’t punishing them.