Ira Stoll on How Raising the Minimum Wage Destroys Jobs

Many liberals dismissed the idea that a
higher minimum wage would mean more workers replaced by computer
screens as a bunch of right-wing propaganda. But as Ira Stoll
reports, those dismissers are in for a reality check. McDonald’s
announced this month that it will deploy computer kiosks at 7,000
restaurants in Europe, allowing customers to place their own orders
and pay by swiping their own credit card. Another restaurant chain,
Panera, is deploying the computer kiosks for customers in the
United States. In other words, no cash-register employee needed,
whether at a minimum or a “living” wage.

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