Retailing doesn't follow the same logic as manufacturing since the jobs really aren't mobile. But things that can be automated will be automated. Also, artifi

Retailing doesn't follow the same logic as manufacturing since the jobs really aren't mobile. But things that can be automated will be automated. Also, artificially high labor costs shut out younger and less employable people. If I have to pay $15 anyway, I never need to take the chance on someone who's run afoul of the law or high school dropouts. People who get a slow start in life are going to have that much more difficulty.