That's coming. Kroger started a new store this week that has 1,000 robots in it and will generate the production of 20 stores. They load trucks with orders that are then delivered to the customers homes.
But won't the people out of those entry level jobs steal my groceries from the front porch when the delivery guy leaves them there?
At least those two stores would still be open. I know this may come as a surprise to a liberal but businesses do need to make a certain amount of profit to stay open.
Or you could accept the fact that some people's labor isn't worth $15/hr in certain markets/sectors.
I remember they had a bill to pay first responders more money. The hero must have been Jeff Bezos ?
and they still are unable to understand that with a $15/hr wage more will not have a job or have reduced hours.
Exactly
There will always be entry level jobs. It’s just that those jobs will require a greater skill set and that’s the way it should be.
And cost of products/services will skyrocket.
Nope. We’re heading towards absolute automation. A lot of people (including and especially a lot of smart people) are living in a fantasy world thinking there job is safe.
Only evil capitalist businesses need to make a profit.
I’m in favor of automating anything you can. That said, there will always be jobs for people. We are far more automated than we were 50 years ago and unemployment is at near lows pandemic aside.
Grocery store margins are incredibly low. Multiply $4/hr x Employee hours per month and that is an astronomical number to overcome.
This is true here in Northeast Ohio as well, but the issue is two pronged. The first thing everyone blames is all the extra unemployment people are making because of the extension of the unemployment assistance. That is partially true, but it is also sad that unemployment could supplant wages that are clearly not livable. Many people think $15/hr is decent money, except it isn't, and even if it is starting salary, there is likely little advancement in these industries.
It's time to start making people do community service, cleaning up roadsides, whatever to collect their welfare or unemployment, as long as they are physically able.
I understand their margins are very low, but if that increase in wages, for hourly employees puts you over the edge, then you had bigger issues all along. Smaller grocery stores are getting killed by larger companies who can afford these wage increases because they have been given massive tax breaks and incentives by GOP led initiatives, thus exacerbating their profits at alarming rates.
I actually think this is a great idea. If you claim you cannot find work, and want unemployment, then work for it. However, this is kind of a Marxist/Communist principle, isn't it?
I don't know about that, but I bet a lot of them might suddenly "find" real jobs.I actually think this is a great idea. If you claim you cannot find work, and want unemployment, then work for it. However, this is kind of a Marxist/Communist principle, isn't it?
4Many of those jobs are either entry level, people working for extra, or just a side type of job to make extra money for their family/
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You make some fair points. I think that many of these points are where we disagree philosophically and I respect that. The child care issue is a huge one and so is the fact that they are making more at home, which still is a shade above poverty, than a full-time job would pay. So while the government is paying a large chunk of money for unnecessary unemployment, there are many other factors involved as well. But your point is well taken and I cannot disagree with your argument for those choosing to not return to work.
It makes those stores less profitable. Business make decisions based on profit. Their resources are better utilized in more profitable markets.
The premise that they were doomed anyways is flawed. It would be near impossible for any business to increase the cost of payroll by 25-33%.