Zell Says Wage Hikes Leads To Robots Running McDonalds

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Mark Melin
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Real Estate investor Sam Zell makes bets on California real estate while expressing concerns about a market correction as the billionaire reveals isn’t a big fan of raising the minimum wage. Sam Zell: Robots to take over entry-level jobs Raising the minimum wage could lead to robots taking over entry level jobs, which could stunt the employment cycle, Zell told CNBC in a wide ranging interview. “The tinkering with the minimum wage is a very dangerous game. You start talking about a $13 or a $15 minimum wage, and you’re going to have robots that are operating McDonald’s.” Based on…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.