tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4917522152153931246..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Minimum-Wage-Crushing, Burger-Flipping RobotRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4187925212957492182014-08-29T01:34:29.507-04:002014-08-29T01:34:29.507-04:00what do the 1% think will happen when there are no...what do the 1% think will happen when there are no more jobs that can be done by our minimally educated citizenry? who then will be able to afford to buy their machine-made products? it is a race to the bottom and nobody sees this. the dystopian future [extrapolated from current trends] in "Manna" looks more plausible by the day.iamnotspockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253535171013121368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67483789205909872022014-01-20T14:27:25.189-05:002014-01-20T14:27:25.189-05:00The following to infinity is an
economy benchmarke...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The following to infinity is an<br />economy benchmarked to no time<br /> value on money to infinity, until<br /> they <br />change over.<br /><br />http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/quickchart/quickchart.asp?symb=vxx&inst&freq=2&show=&time=20<br /><br /><br />http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/quickchart/quickchart.asp?symb=sh&inst&freq=2&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-15895291913008115452014-01-15T03:56:32.998-05:002014-01-15T03:56:32.998-05:00You're not hired...you're ADOPTED!!You're not hired...you're ADOPTED!!<br />Capn Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133441332228302495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-9101067668905094922014-01-15T01:09:07.769-05:002014-01-15T01:09:07.769-05:00We buy burgers in a local Herfy's joint which ...We buy burgers in a local Herfy's joint which is owned and operated by a Chinese couple and their two college-aged kids. The only way local fast food joins could survive is using such a family/co-op model so they don't have to pay salaries to individual family members,or they can inflate salaries as required by law, as an accounting shtick, beyond what they would pay a stranger.<br /><br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-26732337713659056382014-01-14T23:36:04.985-05:002014-01-14T23:36:04.985-05:00There are actually people that support a higher mi...There are actually people that support a higher minimum wage, even at $25/hour precisely because it will cause human jobs to be lost and promote this kind of machinery. Matt@Occidentalism.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395220402283030311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-59650248088192129512014-01-14T19:06:13.514-05:002014-01-14T19:06:13.514-05:00Where can I try one?!Where can I try one?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-21284221101993117062014-01-14T18:23:51.188-05:002014-01-14T18:23:51.188-05:00Informatoin???
Sounds like they need a robotic pro...Informatoin???<br />Sounds like they need a robotic proof-reader. Uh, wait! Isn't that what "Spell-check" is?<br />Capn Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133441332228302495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-89770522804445452442014-01-14T11:08:08.086-05:002014-01-14T11:08:08.086-05:00Dear, Anonymous @9:59 AM,
Some people like their ...Dear, Anonymous @9:59 AM,<br /><br />Some people like their burgers burnt like that. It Is a customized burger after all.<br /><br />One the one hand, this robot assembly line seems like a great idea of progress, on the other hand, if minimum wage laws aren't eliminated soon there's going to all kinds of terrible misery and unemployment, <br /><br />Not to downplay that misery, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85221930089025010722014-01-14T10:54:25.304-05:002014-01-14T10:54:25.304-05:00"San Francisco-based robotics company debuted..."San Francisco-based robotics company debuted its burger-preparing machine last year." <br /><br />Too funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-90003278986153608602014-01-14T09:59:00.377-05:002014-01-14T09:59:00.377-05:00can't the machine toast properly? it seems to ...can't the machine toast properly? it seems to be in charcoal generation mode. the stack in that photo looks most unappetizing due to that one obvious flaw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-61898524977540038502014-01-14T09:56:00.898-05:002014-01-14T09:56:00.898-05:00Is it any suprise people are forced into trying to...Is it any suprise people are forced into trying to survive on a fast food job? The Fed and the government destroyed the rest of the economy. Now the government will destroy the jobs in the fast food industry.Brother Thomasnoreply@blogger.com