‘‘‘Forcing’’’ companies to pay a $15 minimum wage would likely cause businesses to make fewer hires and lead to more automation.

Companies, especially those with tight profit margins, don’t just pay employees to be nice. They do it because they think a worker is valuable enough to pay them x amount. If you force companies to pay a $15 minimum wage, they’re likely to replace them with machines and make fewer hires if they think employees aren’t worth paying $15 an hour. I don’t see how forcing companies to pay a $15 minimum wage wouldn’t lead to more automation. <br><br>Modern capitalism is built on efficiency. If the government tells companies they have to pay employees $15 an hour, they’re likely to automate more jobs due to the fact they may think a worker is not valuable enough to pay $15 an hour. <br><br>Businesses pay workers on perceived value and skill. If a company values a worker at $10 an hour, it will be more likely to hire machines to do their job if you force them to pay $15. It’s basic economics.