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Re:Amazon Grows to over 750k Robots, Replacing 100k Humans by ameister14 on Sunday April 21, 2024 @04:26PM (#40108925)
The average hourly wage in the United States is $30, so 15 hours a week is $450 pre-tax. Live on that with a family.
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Re:Amazon Grows to over 750k Robots, Replacing 100k Humans by rfwhXQ5H on Sunday April 21, 2024 @05:09PM (#40109283)
If you don't think that there aren't people doing that already in this country, get out of your bubble. How much do you think farmers are making?
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Re:Amazon Grows to over 750k Robots, Replacing 100k Humans by maxsilver on Sunday April 21, 2024 @06:15PM (#40109703)
Farmers (i.e., Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers) make a lot more than $450 a week. Average salary for these folks is $70k/yr.

A farm hand only makes like $15/hr on average, which puts it on par with a job at McDonalds or such.

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Re:Amazon Grows to over 750k Robots, Replacing 100k Humans by ameister14 on Monday April 22, 2024 @07:23PM (#40125870)
I think people are doing it and I think it sucks. If you are making $10 an hour in the US you aren't really making ends meet.
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