… how long can this possibly go on? How many of us can they replace with robots and self-checkouts? How much higher can they inflate prices while paying us the same, or less? They want us to spend our money there, but they also don't want to pay us to work. So we have less money to spend… on them. It's circular. Who do they eventually expect to sell to if nobody has any money to spend? So many of the same people buying and eating the burgers are the ones flipping them. My traditionally cheaper “value” grocery store intended for the more impoverished is presently pricing a jar of Cheez Whiz $10.49 CDN. But what kind of average asshole is spending that on a fucking cheese spread when they barely earn that in an hour stocking it to the shelf? Our ability to earn money seems so fundamental to their ability to profit it. Aren't we headed towards a dead end for both of us if it just keeps going on like this?