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FLPanhandle

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28. And halt computer use too!

Sun May 3, 2015, 02:05 PM

May 2015

Think of all those people who used to be employed totalling up numbers for banks and companies on paper ledgers.

Also, traffic lights need to go. They are just automated traffic signalers.

And cars. Think of all the blacksmith jobs and horse trading jobs lost.

Don't forget about electricity. All those electric applicances probably cut the number of people working as maids in half.

Then there is medicine. Most children never made it to adulthood, how many grave-diggers could now be employed if we ended that?

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The only solution to the jobs problem is to halt automation! So who going to support that [View all] CK_John May 2015 OP

You want over 1/3 of the population to retire? Buzz Clik May 2015 #1

If your over 50, you will not be force to take SocSec, but it is a needed security net for CK_John May 2015 #3

How do you pay for it. Travis_0004 May 2015 #38

Well I quit working before I was 50 back in 2002 tech3149 May 2015 #40

The solution is to bring up this question as a nation, and have a talk about it: Nay May 2015 #2

Also a candidate needs to educate the voters to the process, they only propose programs CK_John May 2015 #6

Perfect response! tech3149 May 2015 #44

Halt automation?? Sinistrous May 2015 #4

A guaranteed minimum income would solve it. immoderate May 2015 #5

How so, if every job is automated? CK_John May 2015 #7

You won't depend on a job for income. immoderate May 2015 #11

Sharing the profits technology yields would be a start n/t leftstreet May 2015 #8

Sharing with who? CK_John May 2015 #10

You. Agschmid May 2015 #16

Halting automation would only work if we halted trade sufrommich May 2015 #9

The OP questioned who would take a position to halt automation??? Assumed answer nobody. CK_John May 2015 #12

Sorry, I misunderstood. nt sufrommich May 2015 #13

I think that's a false dilemma: Automation or no automation Populist_Prole May 2015 #14

All stats report on the increase in productivity (buzz word for automation)en CK_John May 2015 #15

Actually the MacJobs pay pretty well... Agschmid May 2015 #17

Lulz Jesus Malverde May 2015 #18

I don't think it's the "only solution". Trillo May 2015 #19

Your premise is flawed tkmorris May 2015 #20

I'm sorry, but that's just silly. MineralMan May 2015 #21

Reread the OP, I do not halt automation. CK_John May 2015 #22

I know that. I gave the reasons why MineralMan May 2015 #23

You keep flogging this turd. Ain't never going to happen. Throd May 2015 #24

Ridicule or awareness Jesus Malverde May 2015 #25

Ridicule. You can't stop automation. Throd May 2015 #26

I said it's unstoppable. Jesus Malverde May 2015 #27

Lower Social Security eligibility to 50 is not a realistic solution. Throd May 2015 #29

maybe not realistic Jesus Malverde May 2015 #30

They will be working elsewhere in the industry. Throd May 2015 #32

yep... or not Jesus Malverde May 2015 #33

Of course there will casualties. There always are. Throd May 2015 #36

. Jesus Malverde May 2015 #37

And halt computer use too! FLPanhandle May 2015 #28

Maybe one answer to automation... katsy May 2015 #31

Excellent suggestion and one worthy of consideration. Jesus Malverde May 2015 #34

"Only"? kentuck May 2015 #35

We need to change the focus from the system to the people daredtowork May 2015 #39

I'll say it one more time: hunter May 2015 #41

When you say 'halt automation', do you mean everything should be made by hand? pampango May 2015 #42

Automation in an era of declining population is a magnificent opportunity for a leap in wellbeing. Hortensis May 2015 #43