[6foot4_82iq]

> aren't paying enough money

Renumeration expectations are entirely malleable and subjective. When you've been riding the gravy train, even $15/h looks a pittance.

> Executives and shareholders have had decades of amazing wealth accumulation, but that has to end. The unwinding is happening and the gains from productivity, automation, and innovation belong to everyone and this moment in history may force government to adopt policies to make it happen.

What does America have to offer in 2021 that would prevent said executives (at the potential behest of shareholders) from jumping ship?

[selectodude]

>What does America have to offer in 2021 that would prevent said executives (at the potential behest of shareholders) from jumping ship?

Kind of difficult to sell somebody a cheeseburger in America without hiring Americans. It's just one of those things that can't be outsourced.

[6foot4_82iq]

Giving American fast food restaurants two paths:

1. automate

2. become a charity

[pessimizer]

> 1. automate

Won't work. Customers are generally not going to figure out your UI, and even when they do a special case is going to come up once every five or so checkouts that requires employee intervention.

> 2. become a charity

This is a better idea. They should include e.g. 50¢ in the price of every Big Mac that will be donated to the workers who cooked and served it.

[astrange]

McDonald’s doesn’t employ the burger makers. They work for franchisees, who don’t necessarily have “executives and shareholders”.

[johnnylambada]

I like your answer to #2, but that’s not a charity, that’s aligned incentives.

[8note]

3. Be less profitable