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Baobab

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34. Humanity needs to figure out what its going to do in an increasingly workless future.
Fri May 13, 2016, 06:36 PM
May 2016

Where machines do almost everything better and cheaper than people do.

Its a bit like the legend of John Henry.

The second Gilded Age n/t DebbieCDC May 2016 #1
I essentially got dropped out of the middle class 6 years ago when I became disabled. StarzGuy May 2016 #18
" I might as well kill myself if Drumpf gets elected" J_J_ May 2016 #30
SSDI is almost criminal awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #33
And on top of this most of the schmucks who are making less want to elect someone who will make Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #2
As intended. But don't lose hope... dchill May 2016 #3
Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award rocktivity May 2016 #4
1999.. This country was so great when Clinton left office. Amimnoch May 2016 #5
The White House will be occupied by a person with oligarchical levels of wealth and income... Triana May 2016 #6
KnR and especially for this post. nt chknltl May 2016 #10
And another..especially for this post. SammyWinstonJack May 2016 #11
Smell that dough. lonestarnot May 2016 #16
Thanks for that chart... NewImproved Deal May 2016 #27
The Clintons did very well as ex-residents of the White House, alarimer May 2016 #31
Trump is going to harp on this ad nauseam until November Calista241 May 2016 #7
The Democrats need a solution to offer people FLPanhandle May 2016 #8
Helping the banks hasn't proved an effective strategy. Octafish May 2016 #23
Trump thinks wages high are too and said so... spare me tenderfoot May 2016 #25
Where's my trickle? elljay May 2016 #9
Kick warrprayer May 2016 #12
Before the financial crisis there were only 26.3 million people on food stamps. We had a recovery. jtuck004 May 2016 #13
Have some patience: it will trickle down C Moon May 2016 #14
mmmhmmm, and don't forget it! lonestarnot May 2016 #15
What about Urchin May 2016 #17
Those fuckers, Clinton neo-cons, told every one to take out loans and get IT jobs and then sent whereisjustice May 2016 #20
And TPP will fuck over the middle class like nothing we've seen yet. Way to go Democratic Party! whereisjustice May 2016 #19
I'm assuming those numbers are gross rather than net? n/t Pakhet May 2016 #21
Wait!! So Bernie was right all this time? SmittynMo May 2016 #22
Like Donald, I blame foreigners, rather than our own 1%, for our middle class' problems. pampango May 2016 #24
Why can't Congress understand a $7.25 an hour Federal minimum wage isn't enough income? Sunlei May 2016 #26
Humanity needs to figure out what its going to do in an increasingly workless future. Baobab May 2016 #34
The change is what they are calling middle class roaminronin May 2016 #28
One hand washing the other. Money and Power. JEB May 2016 #29
Latest Breaking News Since Reagan Became President nt mhatrw May 2016 #32
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