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treestar

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11. separate issues

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2015, 11:47 AM

May 2015

It is not a given that the TPP will lose jobs.

New technology also creates new jobs.

It's ironic how much we value work. In the farming age, it made sense. But the whole progress of technology results in work being less hard and less of it needed. So we have to change our view of it somehow.

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Does productivity (technology) threaten more jobs than TPP???? [View all] CK_John May 2015 OP

No 99Forever May 2015 #1

No. X_Digger May 2015 #2

Long term, sure. But that doesn't mean that TPP isn't a horrible thing for workers NOW. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #3

Fighting the wrong battle is just a waste of time and effort. We are not going to CK_John May 2015 #4

From my viewpoint, they are complimentary problems tech3149 May 2015 #5

Well I've been posting about driverless cars as being the most political issue CK_John May 2015 #7

What does technology have to do with international lawsuits? leftstreet May 2015 #6

If this were true Mnpaul May 2015 #8

It's just shear volume. Example Walmart sold about 800,000 bicycles last year. CK_John May 2015 #9

I don't know the percentages, but I agree we need to evolve into a society where a lot more Hoyt May 2015 #10

separate issues treestar May 2015 #11

probably but huge fail with your op as the TPP is about far fucking more than job loss cali May 2015 #12

It is well noted that 50% of college graduates are unemployed or underemployed CK_John May 2015 #13

Technology / productivity means more output with less labor. MH1 May 2015 #14

You guys will likely change your minds after seeing this AZ Progressive May 2015 #15