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bettyellen

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16. You automated? I can believe that, LOL!

Reply to CFLDem (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 17, 2014, 01:29 PM

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47% of today’s jobs could be automated in the next two decades [View all] phantom power Jan 2014 OP

I just read that, too. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2014 #1

McDonald's yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #3

We can't all work at McDonalds. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2014 #4

Actually, Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #30

Don't fall into the Palin trap jmowreader Jan 2014 #37

I automated hamburgers is kind of cool. CFLDem Jan 2014 #6

I think the point is, "the next few decades" is the entire working lifetime for 1-2 generations. phantom power Jan 2014 #9

No shit. TheKentuckian Jan 2014 #13

We should do a work corp like during the depression. CFLDem Jan 2014 #17

I agree, we should phantom power Jan 2014 #22

You automated? I can believe that, LOL! bettyellen Jan 2014 #16

You can see what's happening all around us phantom power Jan 2014 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #12

Slow day at the library? hrmjustin Jan 2014 #14

Interesting.... MissMillie Jan 2014 #2

Don't look for funeral jobs. Funeral homes can also be automated jsr Jan 2014 #7

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Really? greatauntoftriplets Jan 2014 #10

David? David Brooks, is that you? phantom power Jan 2014 #11

Comparing Instagram to Kodak is stupid in the extreme jmowreader Jan 2014 #15

not really- they had an almost monopoly on sales/ service of consumer photography bettyellen Jan 2014 #18

that's exactly their point... phantom power Jan 2014 #19

This could be a good thing if we skimmed the scum off the top of our economy. hunter Jan 2014 #20

I agree... phantom power Jan 2014 #21

This is what utopian futurists used to predict when I was young. bklyncowgirl Jan 2014 #25

If I work fewer hours, I get paid less. I want more overtime, not less straight-time. NBachers Jan 2014 #32

Frankly I think that's too optimistic, there are going to be far more jobs eliminated than that n/t Fumesucker Jan 2014 #23

I'm interested to see how consumer-driven Capitalism continues . . . HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #24

They plan to sell to elites in China and India. bklyncowgirl Jan 2014 #26

It doesn't have to be consumer driven The2ndWheel Jan 2014 #31

I told you this once before and I'll tell you once again . . . . HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #33

The government will be forced to do the basic income thing at some point The2ndWheel Jan 2014 #34

I'm all for a Guaranteed Minimum Income. Even Milton Friedman suggested it. HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #36

Republican Agenda: Dismantle the social safety web in exactly 20 years-cuz librechik Jan 2014 #27

Oh and let the infrastructure go to hell so they can laugh at how many jobs librechik Jan 2014 #28

Productivity improvement without a strong mechanism to spread the benefit is a recipe for failure. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #29

As a society we MUST address the needs of the people who used to have those jobs SoCalDem Jan 2014 #35