KD in CA Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 22 minutes ago, Hedge said: San Fran has a place, called Creator, which goes even further and does the full assembly line. It gets pretty good reviews. I'll have to check it out. I'm starting to notice the fully robotic coffee bars now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 I love the touchscreen kiosks at McDonald's. My orders are always entered correctly now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, BuffaloHokie13 said: I love the touchscreen kiosks at McDonald's. My orders are always entered correctly now! There may be a future there for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 9:27 AM, B-Man said: It is NEVER enough................... That's AOC crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Can someone tell me why we don’t simply tie the minimum wage to an automatic annual raise indexed to inflation? Or would that be way to simple for these congressional morons? Companies could then budget for it. The increases would be really small on an annual basis. They do this with Social Security and other federal programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 26 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: Can someone tell me why we don’t simply tie the minimum wage to an automatic annual raise indexed to inflation? Or would that be way to simple for these congressional morons? Companies could then budget for it. The increases would be really small on an annual basis. They do this with Social Security and other federal programs. the idea is to get a job that: 1) ties you to a government or union and keeps you employed (not happy though) with a large pension at the end if you don't expire first or 2) the free market of possibly getting fired tomorrow but higher rewards for success (it's fun when people who make a lot of money realize they are really in the first category, then they start to complain..... like all the doctors i know...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Just now, SoCal Deek said: Can someone tell me why we don’t simply tie the minimum wage to an automatic annual raise indexed to inflation? Or would that be way to simple for these congressional morons? Companies could then budget for it. The increases would be really small on an annual basis. They do this with Social Security and other federal programs. You're mixing up State & Federal. The federal minimum wage is 7.25 an hour while each state sets their own. Some cities set their own too. Because a one size fits all approach wouldn't take into account the different conditions and abnormalities in each state it wouldn't work. Besides there's a good chance the federal minimum wage is unconstitutional anyway. Here's a chart: https://www.minimum-wage.org/wage-by-state State Name Minimum Wage Rate Department Name Rate Adjusted Yearly Alabama $7.25 / hour Alabama Department of Labor Alaska $9.89 / hour Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Arizona $11.00 / hour Industrial Commission of Arizona Arkansas $9.25 / hour Arkansas Department of Labor California $12.00 / hour California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and the Office of the Labor Commissioner Colorado $11.10 / hour Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Connecticut $10.10 / hour Connecticut Department of Labor Delaware $8.75 / hour Delaware Department of Labor Florida $8.46 / hour Florida Division of Workforce Services Georgia $7.25 / hour Georgia Department of Labor Hawaii $10.10 / hour Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations Idaho $7.25 / hour Idaho Department of Labor Illinois $8.25 / hour Illinois Department of Labor Indiana $7.25 / hour Indiana Department of Labor Iowa $7.25 / hour Iowa Labor Services Division Kansas $7.25 / hour Kansas Department of Labor Kentucky $7.25 / hour Kentucky Labor Cabinet Louisiana $7.25 / hour Louisiana Workforce Commission Maine $11.00 / hour Maine Department of Labor Maryland $10.10 / hour Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Massachusetts $12.00 / hour Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development Michigan $9.45 / hour Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Minnesota $9.86 / hour Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Mississippi $7.25 / hour Mississippi Department of Employment Security Missouri $8.60 / hour Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission Montana $8.50 / hour Montana Department of Labor and Industry Nebraska $9.00 / hour Nebraska Department of Labor Nevada $8.25 / hour Nevada Department of Business and Industry New Hampshire $7.25 / hour New Hampshire Department of Labor New Jersey $10.00 / hour New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development New Mexico $7.50 / hour New Mexico Department of Work Force Solutions New York $11.10 / hour New York Department of Labor North Carolina $7.25 / hour North Carolina Department of Labor North Dakota $7.25 / hour North Dakota Department of Labor Ohio $8.55 / hour Ohio Department of Commerce Oklahoma $7.25 / hour Oklahoma Department of Labor Oregon $11.25 / hour Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Pennsylvania $7.25 / hour Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Rhode Island $10.50 / hour Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training South Carolina $7.25 / hour South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulations South Dakota $9.10 / hour South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Tennessee $7.25 / hour Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Texas $7.25 / hour Texas Workforce Commission Utah $7.25 / hour Utah Labor Commission Vermont $10.78 / hour Vermont Department of Labor Virginia $7.25 / hour Virginia Department of Labor and Industry Washington $12.00 / hour Washington Department of Labor and Industries West Virginia $8.75 / hour West Virginia Division of Labor Wisconsin $7.25 / hour Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Wyoming $7.25 / hour Wyoming Department of Workforce Service Puerto Rico $6.55 / hour Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources District of Columbia $14.00 / hour District of Columbia Department of Employment Services Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: You're mixing up State & Federal. The federal minimum wage is 7.25 an hour while each state sets their own. Some cities set their own too. Because a one size fits all approach wouldn't take into account the different conditions and abnormalities in each state it wouldn't work. Besides there's a good chance the federal minimum wage is unconstitutional anyway. Here's a chart: https://www.minimum-wage.org/wage-by-state State Name Minimum Wage Rate Department Name Rate Adjusted Yearly Alabama $7.25 / hour Alabama Department of Labor Alaska $9.89 / hour Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Arizona $11.00 / hour Industrial Commission of Arizona Arkansas $9.25 / hour Arkansas Department of Labor California $12.00 / hour California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and the Office of the Labor Commissioner Colorado $11.10 / hour Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Connecticut $10.10 / hour Connecticut Department of Labor Delaware $8.75 / hour Delaware Department of Labor Florida $8.46 / hour Florida Division of Workforce Services Georgia $7.25 / hour Georgia Department of Labor Hawaii $10.10 / hour Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations Idaho $7.25 / hour Idaho Department of Labor Illinois $8.25 / hour Illinois Department of Labor Indiana $7.25 / hour Indiana Department of Labor Iowa $7.25 / hour Iowa Labor Services Division Kansas $7.25 / hour Kansas Department of Labor Kentucky $7.25 / hour Kentucky Labor Cabinet Louisiana $7.25 / hour Louisiana Workforce Commission Maine $11.00 / hour Maine Department of Labor Maryland $10.10 / hour Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Massachusetts $12.00 / hour Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development Michigan $9.45 / hour Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Minnesota $9.86 / hour Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Mississippi $7.25 / hour Mississippi Department of Employment Security Missouri $8.60 / hour Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission Montana $8.50 / hour Montana Department of Labor and Industry Nebraska $9.00 / hour Nebraska Department of Labor Nevada $8.25 / hour Nevada Department of Business and Industry New Hampshire $7.25 / hour New Hampshire Department of Labor New Jersey $10.00 / hour New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development New Mexico $7.50 / hour New Mexico Department of Work Force Solutions New York $11.10 / hour New York Department of Labor North Carolina $7.25 / hour North Carolina Department of Labor North Dakota $7.25 / hour North Dakota Department of Labor Ohio $8.55 / hour Ohio Department of Commerce Oklahoma $7.25 / hour Oklahoma Department of Labor Oregon $11.25 / hour Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Pennsylvania $7.25 / hour Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Rhode Island $10.50 / hour Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training South Carolina $7.25 / hour South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulations South Dakota $9.10 / hour South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Tennessee $7.25 / hour Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Texas $7.25 / hour Texas Workforce Commission Utah $7.25 / hour Utah Labor Commission Vermont $10.78 / hour Vermont Department of Labor Virginia $7.25 / hour Virginia Department of Labor and Industry Washington $12.00 / hour Washington Department of Labor and Industries West Virginia $8.75 / hour West Virginia Division of Labor Wisconsin $7.25 / hour Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Wyoming $7.25 / hour Wyoming Department of Workforce Service Puerto Rico $6.55 / hour Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources $14.00 / hour What? You don’t say? Yes....I’m aware of minimum wage rates. But we do have a federal wage and it should be tied to inflation! States can do whatever they want above and beyond that. (The chart was unnecessary.) 6 minutes ago, row_33 said: the idea is to get a job that: 1) ties you to a government or union and keeps you employed (not happy though) with a large pension at the end if you don't expire first or 2) the free market of possibly getting fired tomorrow but higher rewards for success (it's fun when people who make a lot of money realize they are really in the first category, then they start to complain..... like all the doctors i know...) That’s a very nice little speech but I have no idea what you’re talking about. The real reason why it’s not tied to inflation is because officials on both sides like to keep it as an issue to run on every few years. It’s disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 27 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: What? You don’t say? Yes....I’m aware of minimum wage rates. But we do have a federal wage and it should be tied to inflation! States can do whatever they want above and beyond that. (The chart was unnecessary.) That’s a very nice little speech but I have no idea what you’re talking about. The real reason why it’s not tied to inflation is because officials on both sides like to keep it as an issue to run on every few years. It’s disgusting. you came up with an INSTANT solving of inflation i guess i should have bowed before your genius this is all a big joke, nobody cares about helping people who are terminally unemployable and living on a pittance for income.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 17 minutes ago, row_33 said: you came up with an INSTANT solving of inflation i guess i should have bowed before your genius this is all a big joke, nobody cares about helping people who are terminally unemployable and living on a pittance for income.... You’re apparently not capable of higher level thinking. It’s NOT that politicians don’t care about terminally unemployable (by the way the wage itself means they ARE indeed employed...duh!). The reason they don’t tie it to inflation is not out of cruelty. It’s out of the self centered need to make this a wedge issue they can run on every few years. The sooner you realize that your government officials cares more about themselves than they do about the citizens of this country, the more informed you’ll be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 I made $1.80 minimum wage back in 1971, and was damn glad to have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 18 minutes ago, B-Man said: I made $1.80 minimum wage back in 1971, and was damn glad to have it. arrived with 2 $1 Canadian dollar bills and an address in pencil, hoping they'd take me in and give me a job in constuction then i could get settled and they'd send me a 14-year old neighbourhood girl to marry, never met her (this is the story of a few people form the old country, they did just fine, eventually) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, B-Man said: I made $1.80 minimum wage back in 1971, and was damn glad to have it. Wow, you are old. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 21 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Wow, you are old. ? ....LOL.....I made $150 per week on salary(COUGH) for an 80 hour work week in 1976....do the math(don't tell hubby though).... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 10 hours ago, BuffaloHokie13 said: I love the touchscreen kiosks at McDonald's. My orders are always entered correctly now! Hope you wash your hands after http://mentalfloss.com/article/565564/mcdonalds-touchscreen-menus-are-covered-poop-report-finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, B-Man said: I made $1.80 minimum wage back in 1971, and was damn glad to have it. I started working for my dad at his restaurant in 1975 at the age of 14. He sat me down in his office one day: Dad: Jim I’m going to give you a raise!! Cook Jim: You have to. They just raised the minimum wage Dad: Why you little *****! ? Edited September 12, 2019 by Chef Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 16 hours ago, B-Man said: I made $1.80 minimum wage back in 1971, and was damn glad to have it. Actually, me too! 16 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Wow, you are old. ? Actually, me too! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chef Jim said: I started working for my dad at his restaurant in 1975 at the age of 14. He sat me down in his office one day: Dad: Jim I’m going to give you a raise!! Cook Jim: You have to. They just raised the minimum wage Dad: Why you little *****! ? LOL. I worked at a gas station/car wash for about a year in the latter 70's in Buffalo area. Full service back then, no self serve. There was a crew of about 4 of us working at all times. All part-timers mostly high school students. Wage then was a bit over $2/hour and the minimum wage rose about 15 cents. The boss gathered us to tell us. Most of the conversation was about what we needed to do better/faster going forward. We had been paid commission on sales of oil, trans fluid, windshield washer fluid and dry gas in the winter. He reduced the commission. Funny how that works. Edited September 12, 2019 by keepthefaith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/25/these-workers-face-the-highest-risk-of-losing-their-jobs-to-automation.html Automation threatening 25% of jobs in the US, especially the 'boring and repetitive' ones: Brookings study One-quarter of American jobs are at a high risk of automation. The disruption will hit certain people harder than others, including low-wage earners and men. These are the findings of a new report by the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank, titled, Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How Machines Affect People and Places. Nothing to do with paying a living wage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 12 minutes ago, Tiberius said: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/25/these-workers-face-the-highest-risk-of-losing-their-jobs-to-automation.html Automation threatening 25% of jobs in the US, especially the 'boring and repetitive' ones: Brookings study One-quarter of American jobs are at a high risk of automation. The disruption will hit certain people harder than others, including low-wage earners and men. These are the findings of a new report by the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank, titled, Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How Machines Affect People and Places. Nothing to do with paying a living wage As automation gets less expensive and as the cost to employ and provide benefits for low skilled labor rises, tasks done by humans will be reduced. It's another argument FOR reducing illegal and low skilled immigration. The auto industry has already experienced this as MANY higher paid union factory workers have been replaced in the plants with automation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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