These same people wanting to raise the minimum wage for what should be first-time jobs then will see their very own jobs disappear due to the costs. We are already seeing that with self-checkouts, kiosk ordering at restaurants, etc.
Saw this for Ohio, but I suspect it is comparable in other states, but they estimate 500,000 jobs will be lost due to automation in their state.
Fast food companies are looking at robots instead of servers. Robot cost $1,000/month to lease. A worker making $15/hr means if they were to work more than 65 hours in a month, it is cheaper to lease a robot...