>First, a waitress is often a little bit of a salesperson so yes, she can up her skills to be more valuable. This is true on an individual level, but I don't b

>First, a waitress is often a little bit of a salesperson so yes, she can up her skills to be more valuable. This is true on an individual level, but I don't believe that there has been much efficiency increase here that has permeated through the industry. There has been no shovel to digger moment that has improved the ability for most waitresses to do their work much more efficiently. I think it's going to happen with self-checkout though (you will still need someone to staff self-checkout). >Third, we know it's possible to pay people a living wage because almost every other developed countries does it. But workers are better paid in the US than in almost any other country in the world: https://data.oecd.org/chart/6JwY https://data.oecd.org/chart/6JwY