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In reply to the discussion: imagining a future where machines have all the jobs [View all]HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)I'm saying that, for all of America's supposed knowledge and expertise, nobody in corporate America is actively formulating any sort of long-term plan to not make the nature of economics self-consuming. With politicians and business leaders still foolishly fighting the Cold War, I'm not hearing any sort of sustainable PLAN of wealth redistribution or fairness. Where's the next "killer app"?? Where's the next "internet"? Who's the next "Amazon"?? All they're talking about is how to replace people with automation and cheaper overseas labor . . . a plan that's not going to go a hell of a long way in getting people to . . . you know . . . BUY your products or services.
Infrastructure - there's something the rest of the world is arguably kicking our asses in. Why are we not doing something about THAT? That would create many sustainable jobs, not just in the blue collar, but white collar sectors as well.