Certain Problems Need Socialist Solutions

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15. Nice:

"We can go the capitalist route in which the new technology leads to unemployment and poverty, or we can go the socialist route where we all stay in school longer, work a shorter week, take longer vacations, and retire sooner. Those are the choices.

“'But,' you say, 'why can’t we just work less and take longer vacations under capitalism?' My response is: 'don’t ask me, just ask any capitalist.' They will explain why it isn’t possible, and hire an army of lobbyists to stop it, and an army of professors to teach your kids that it is a silly idea, and an army of media commentators to repeat their message.