I wonder what the percentage is of people we hear complaining about the self-checkout lines who voted for the higher minimum wage? Of course self-checkouts are popping up all over. How much is it worth to pay people to go “bloop bloop” with our groceries and put them in a bag? When you have to pay people twice what they earn, for their employer the only way to cut costs is to replace them with something that costs less. Minimum wage is a smoke-and-mirrors concept that only fools people who don’t understand simple math and basic economics.

Everyone who was already making what the minimum wage became all got pay cuts. I had renters who were making the minimum wage complain to me when I raised the rent accordingly. They said I was taking a large chunk of their “raise.” I just told them it’s the only way I have to compensate for the higher costs attributed to the rising cost to products that higher labor costs created. Needless to say they weren’t happy.

If you really want customer service then demand we eliminate the minimum wage completely and pay people only what they are worth, not what they think they should be worth. Want to earn more? Become worth more with education and/or experience!

Remember, “progressive” usually means the exact opposite of what they claim. If minimum wage people actually got paid what they are worth they would be very angry!

Rob Leach

Mica