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Old 03-21-2016, 07:22 PM   #392
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Originally Posted by Locke View Post
But it isnt 'a dollar or two an hour' its $5.

To put it into perspective at 40 hours a week 52 weeks a year this is an extra $10,000 per year per employee, they assume theres about 400,000 minimum wage earners in Alberta.

Yup. Couple 'o bucks here and there right?
You're missing the point. Automation is coming regardless of employee wage and the rate is more technology cost driven than wage displacement.

So you're angle is: better to let them work for $10 than not at all. If so, why even have a minimum wage?
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