You're a socialistic progressive. What value do you consider that?

I think it goes ways further than just the end of tipping or goodwill--it goes to the end of a really large small business sector in the US. How many still remember the service station attendant that pumped your gas, checked your oil, and wiped your windshields? We're talking a lot about the McD's and other fast foods, but how about the Mom and Pop cafe in the neighborhood, Hooters, the guy mowing your lawns, the dry cleaners, house cleaners, home healthcare workers, the coffee shops, the donut place, the two or three person shop keeper, the Quick Trip clerk, any service type job.

How many times have you stated that you will raise money for and vote for her? One of these days cg you will fall off that narrow fence you straddle and land in reality. A is not A with you.

"Your stated support for hitlary clinton, then saying what she supports 'is a bad decision'."
There is no one on earth, esp not a politician, with whom I would agree 100%, with whom I could say "I support XYZ" and mean that I agree with every thing she/he ever said. So if thinking for ourselves and having our own ideas is "contradiction", I'm full of contradictions.

Oh, I agree completely. I'm just commenting that I saw an article within the last week or so about Macky Dee's doing testing in a few select stores. If it works for them, it'll catch on like wildfire for everyone else. And then it'll be computerized auto parts stores, and so on. Yet the liberals don't seem to see past the ends of their noses.

Yes.

There you go with your contradictions again cg. Your stated support for hitlary clinton, then saying what she supports 'is a bad decision'.

Clinton's new campaign has carried a populist tone throughout, but this speech -- before a ballroom full of mostly young, African American workers from across the country -- virtually echoed the language that the Service Employees International Union has used in its campaign for a $15 minimum wage. Along with the fast food workers who have been at the core of scattered protests over the past couple of years, Clinton's short speech called out home care workers and adjunct professors, who make up a substantial part of the SEIU's membership base and have joined in the call for higher wages.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/w...

It's not just McDonald's, and it would happen regardless of policy decisions. It's coming faster than people think.

j_IR1776 is right on the money. I believe automation is suppressing wages of existing jobs. Instead of people learning how to use the automation to solve problems, i.e. "create new jobs", we make bad decisions like this trying to bring back the market value of old jobs. A $15 min wage isn't the end of the world, but it's one little bad decision of many. Too many bad decisions, too many band-aids trying to stop creative destruction, will have enormous costs.

Jesus! Give me a heart attack why don't ya! Goodwill...sigh.

I saw an article recently where McDonald's trying exactly that. So now, instead of having entry level jobs to teach young people the value and rewards of a job well done, we will have nothing.

Are ya happy now liberals?

W hat will happen? Fully automated, computerized fast-food, swipe-your-card restaurants. No humans need apply.

I wonder what will happen to franchise owners. When they have to increase salaries by as much as 50% yet don't have the latitude to raise prices at will, there will eventually be only one thing left to do: sell out and look for other opportunities. And take it to the bank, they'll be looking for opportunities that don't involve employees.

The restaurant industry (and especially in US) is known for generally very good service, and this is mainly due to servers who rely on tips. Moving from tip-based to wage-based servers will slowly reduce the need to make as much effort.