This would just move the employment from squirting ketchup to maintaining/programming/monitoring the robots or machines. In other words, better jobs with higher pay for those willing to learn and educate themselves. Granted there would be fewer of the better jobs, but maybe there is something more worthwhile than hamburgers for the less skilled to occupy their time with.
How is that bad?
I have no problems at all with automation, I do it myself in trading, mainly cause the program not going to make huge costly mistakes and there are NOT enough people who can be trained to become basically a COG doing repeated processes. I believe in Dishwashers, soda machines instead of hand mixing(I bet few in forum ever had a soda by hand), but let's face it, I rather hire 100 people than buy a machine to run my restaurant. If those 100 people don't find jobs, they have much time on their hands to do illegal activities like breaking into homes or selling drugs, plus they going to be financial drain on our economy, when they can be working and putting into Social security and maybe some taxes.
Yea, I am the guy who rather wait another ten minutes in line at Walmart or grocery store to have a person at cash register than scan my own items, I am not going to work for free at these stores.
Question for those attorneys out there, if I was to ring up my items at Walmart and hurt my back, can I be considered an employee that got hurt or customer who got hurt and it is tough luck.
Actually, the deeper you look into small farms of 100 acres and less, people seldom can afford to live on what they make on the farm and HAVE to get outside to work jobs. I am going to spend five years before buying farm, like with trading, you have to explore what works and what doesn't, I already have close to 50 pages of notes. I know why many don't do well at farming and I know I can make at least three times(extremely conservative) more than most, but everything like trading, you have to think beyond what conventional ways of farming/ranching. People get use to doing the same things and don't like changes. We as traders change or try to find better ways each week, so I am use to change.
Also, if you have studied the younger generation, more than 50% don't want to work and think they don't have to work, these are the types you never want to hire. You find motivated people who need the job, you find people who America has crapped on them are very motivated and will do well. I have never started businesses where I aimed to lose money, nor will I, but I have not looking to buy a machine when I can hire people and also make money. America grew out of making small amounts and millions of purchases.
Who doesn't like watching the guy hand toss pizza dough in the air, who doesn't like watching people make donuts, we often think I am glad I don't have to do this, but you getting something pleasing to taste and entertainment.