[crdoconnor]

>Yes they can. This is because we can discuss what higher prices do-invariably they cause market actors to seek substitutes. If you push a $15 minimum wage it stands to reason that there would be demand for any machinery that would allow for cost savings

Wake me when there's an affordable machine that can clean my office as well as a human. And no, I don't mean a Roomba - they're toys.

This capitalist techno-utopianism is totally divorced from the real world. Even automated checkouts (which have been around for over a decade) still haven't eliminated cashiers and for good reason - because people suck at using them.