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In reply to the discussion: imagining a future where machines have all the jobs [View all]jambo101
(797 posts)19. Automating jobs?
Ultimately too many of your potential customers are out of a job and can no longer afford to buy your product..
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Well, it kind of is when there are no apparent "next big things" on the horizon to employ people.
HughBeaumont
Jan 2013
#4
Easy: higher taxation and spending on socially-important jobs that the market doesn't provide
Recursion
Jan 2013
#12
There are a lot of children that need to be taught and elders that need to be cared for
Recursion
Jan 2013
#11
There will be machines, robots, doing a lot of this stuff sooner than we expect
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#17
The reason I come online for discussion is because no one in my community is interested in ideas
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#29
Oh yes, I forgot to mention that creative type jobs would also be under siege from machines
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#35
Maybe for now but you still gloss over the drastic reduction in actual labor demand.
TheKentuckian
Jan 2013
#25