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Re:Spurred by Amazon, Supermarkets Try Swapping Cashiers for... by dgzl on Sunday July 07, 2019 @06:27PM (#20378388)
I wonder if it has anything to do with rising minimum wage?
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Re:Spurred by Amazon, Supermarkets Try Swapping Cashiers for... by trophycase on Sunday July 07, 2019 @08:52PM (#20379071)
Far more to do with the decreasing costs of automation than minimum wage. These jobs will be automated, depressing wages only delays the inevitable.
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