Ok so say the minimum wage didn't go up. Wait 2-5 years for the price of robots to come down. Now can we fire the workers? These jobs are going away. Now or later its just a matter of a handful of years for big job losses.
Raising minimum wage is for workers who are not going to be fired because of automation in the next 5+ years.
Raising minimum wage is for workers who are not going to be fired because of automation in the next 5+ years.