Have we seen any of that happen in the places the company already operates that enforce a decent wage?

Are you ignorant or what? There's proof worldwide that paying your workers decent wages doesn't cost more. Also, imagine what would happen if workers actually had money to spend... Guess where they'd spend.

was the whole point of this comment to flex your job in robotics

I think if they could have done that (automate the cooking and cashier) to save paying $3 wages they would have.

How much of the overall cost do you think is labor? Because your dollar figure implies you've overestimated by plenty.

Assuming USD.

No, I wouldn't. That's why they won't price it at $20. They're gonna have to figure something else out or just have a complete negative loss in the state. You can try to price gouge people but they'll likely just go somewhere else. This is some bs thinking through and through

So it turns out that you are underpaid just like these McDonald's employees. Unless by robotics technician you mean something like a roomba repairman. Maybe support your fellow laborers when they are fighting for fair wages. It shouldn't be a competition.

Good.