minimum wage screeching

Higher min wage just means companies raise prices. Literally nothing improves in purchasing power. Just inflation and the devaluation of our money. Look at Zimbabwe's currency.

Ask her this, if high min wage is so great, why do we only raise it gradually? Why not go to 100 dollars an hour right now? Not only would it create instability and cause a crash, it would further push unemployment. That's why we've seen factory jobs disappear from this country, that's why customer service jobs have left to india or the physical banana scanners being replaced by self checkout machines. It will continue with fast food places having nothing but kiosks. At some point, it's cheaper to replace people who demand 18 dollars an hour plus holiday pay plus pension plus healthcare coverage. Machines don't take breaks, lunch breaks, call in sick. If it needs maintenance, one person can repair machines in an entire region. One or two machines down won't stop the grocery store from running if they have a dozen machines they would invest in that can run 24 hours non-stop that will easily pay for itself in a matter of months.

Does she really think "those damn greedy capitalist bosses" will take a loss? Fuck no, they will raise prices and pass on the costs to the consumer.