A hike in the minimum wage means robots will start taking people’s jobs: Study

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A hike in the minimum wage means robots will start taking people’s jobs: Study
By Charyssa Parent | August 22, 2017 | Comments

 
A new study finds a hike in the minimum wage means many low-skilled workers would be replaced by robots.

Economists Grace Lordan and David Neumark reviewed 35 years of Census Bureau data, dating back to 1980. Their research found that increasing minimum wage would result in companies automating more positions held by low-skilled workers. For example, businesses would add more self-checkouts in stores rather than having staffed cashiers or replace assembly-line workers with robotic arms.

Read more at http://redalertpolitics.com/2017/08/22/hike-minimum-wage-means-robots-will-start-taking-peoples-jobs-study/#XedK4cjLGou3G1E7.99

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Not mine. Americans still seem to prefer a human touch in my area.