Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   The all too predictable result of a "living wage" Date:   6/25/2017 10:42:52 PM

I don't think you are wrong.  Before we started telling young people that they were special, and shouldn't have to roll out of bed for less than $15 an hour for an unskilled labor job, we did jobs that were mimimum wage, and worked 2 or 3 jobs to make ends meet. 

It doesn't surprise me at all that companies would look to technology rather than paying a $15 an hour for unsklled labor.  It solves not only the minimum wage problem, but it also removes personnel problems, such as not showing up for work, surly customer service, and demands for health care, education benefits and some of the other stuff that people feel they are entitled to.  You'll see other companies follow suit.