Re: jobs apocalypse

On Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:28:50 -0000 (UTC), Retrograde
<fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

Money for nothing: is universal basic income about to transform
society?

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No, it's not.  :)  Thanks for asking.
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And the reason is, somebody somewhere has to pay - through taxes

Henry found out reduced work hours, along with better pay was a good
ROI for the business community.

If AI/Robotics could eliminate millions of job, existing business
infrastructure would take a hit on consumer sales.

A few years back, one of the German OEMs reduce the number of robotics
on the assembly line so more humans could be employed.

Taxation you say, Republicans will have take away those free tax
lunches given to the business sector, and our "nobility."
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What are the words written on the Statue of Liberty?

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe
free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the
homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
https://www.bostonfed.org/-/media/Documents/ledger/fall2008/liberty.pdf