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In reply to the discussion: 47% of today’s jobs could be automated in the next two decades [View all]Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)30. Actually,
we could repair/replace the 350,000 bridges in dire need of maintenance now. That would keep us busy for a while. There are tens of thousands of schools to fix, public facilities to clean up, etc.
Hell, the 100+ year old water mains in NYC could keep a small army of people employed for 20 years.
It is called "infrastructure", and we ignore it at our peril.
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I think the point is, "the next few decades" is the entire working lifetime for 1-2 generations.
phantom power
Jan 2014
#9
not really- they had an almost monopoly on sales/ service of consumer photography
bettyellen
Jan 2014
#18
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 all for a Guaranteed Minimum Income. Even Milton Friedman suggested it.
HughBeaumont
Jan 2014
#36
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