In article , Chicago Paddling-Fishing wrote:
In chi.general Brent P wrote:
: In article , Elmo wrote:

: Low wages paid to ag workers are one way to subsidize low food prices.
: Think what food would cost if the people who produce, prepare, and serve
: it actually got paid living wages.

: Low wages prevent the use of automation. Only those crops where
: automation has not yet been developed and/or growers simply refuse to
: use it because of the cheap labor supply depend on illegal alien
: workers. There wouldn't be any increase in price unless the producers
: threw a fit and stopped growing the crops. The market price is what is.

Actually, when we worked at McD's in the late 80's and early 90's, what the
claim was at least that drove the automation projects was the fact they
couldn't get enough people... the ArchFry and ArchDrink machines and order
Kiosks were one way to automate some of the labor...

Very true. A shortage of labor also serves to have automation put into
use. Just to add to that, hasn't McD's also increased wages above the
minimum wage in an effort to attract people to work there?