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8. Imagine the kinds of bubbles that would occur without short selling!

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:46 AM

Nov 2019

It does serve a purpose to put a check on prices.

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Andrew Yang: Yes, Robots Are Stealing Your Job [View all] redqueen Nov 2019 OP

I've never gone to Mr. Yang's website and read much about Mr.Bill Nov 2019 #1

That's a really common response redqueen Nov 2019 #2

Thanks for your response. Mr.Bill Nov 2019 #3

And a common sense response, too. The Mouth Nov 2019 #4

Are they economists? redqueen Nov 2019 #5

Nope The Mouth Nov 2019 #15

Right, that's what I really wish was on more people's radar. redqueen Nov 2019 #16

My last position before this one was completely eliminated The Mouth Nov 2019 #17

Yup, it will have a huge impact. I work in IT creating these systems Amishman Nov 2019 #23

Biden sees this for the threat it is redqueen Nov 2019 #24

Supply & demand JonLP24 Nov 2019 #30

Prosperity comes from making and selling goods and Prosper Nov 2019 #6

Those days are over redqueen Nov 2019 #7

That is only because laws have been passed to accumulate Prosper Nov 2019 #11

Factories are being automated. They need 1/4 of the people redqueen Nov 2019 #13

"Changing"? The Mouth Nov 2019 #18

Well some jobs can't be automated redqueen Nov 2019 #19

+ 1000 The Mouth Nov 2019 #20

You seem focused on one cause at the expense of all other causes. LanternWaste Nov 2019 #21

Make something desirable attractive and good and it Prosper Nov 2019 #28

Exactly. A UBI is a raise for everyone redqueen Nov 2019 #29

Imagine the kinds of bubbles that would occur without short selling! Lucky Luciano Nov 2019 #8

Short selling encourages actions to thwart success and Prosper Nov 2019 #12

There isn't enough work for everyone Dopers_Greed Nov 2019 #10

so... myohmy2 Nov 2019 #9

Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck redqueen Nov 2019 #14

And Yang is going to profit Skidmore Nov 2019 #25

How is Yang going to profit? redqueen Nov 2019 #27

No snear from me here, i think he's a great guy with innovative ideas onetexan Nov 2019 #26