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| Topic | Controversial Opinion #4: Automation |
| faramir77 04/02/21 9:32:19 PM #5: | Widespread automation wouldn't be as divisive of an issue if the profits of automation were given to society as a whole. Entire workforces in several industries are a decade or two away from being completely phased out by automation. The enhanced productivity will stack with the lack of wages to pay, resulting in astronomical profits for companies. This isn't sustainable. There will need to be a shift to universal basic income supported by much higher corporate taxes. Further down the line, I think there will be a shift to a system of professional workers and professional consumers, where the workers are given an extra incentive for their work while the consumers get to enjoy their needs being met. --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCtAUrZbUk -- Defeating the Running Man of Ocarina of Time in a race since 01/17/2009. -- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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