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Beerman

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The Democrats don't appear to have a plan.

The sane part of the GOP don't appear to have a plan.

Trumpletons claim to have a plan, which appears to primarily involve blaming the Mexicans and instituting tariffs. Let's concede the possibility of some short term gains. why not? There are undoubtedly jobs that are currently occupied by illegals, and the diffuse pain of higher steel prices is harder to quantify than the PR wins of some new steel worker jobs. Fine. But that's a band aid at best, and sure as hell not a solution.

The automation revolution is of a type heretofore unheard of in societal evolution. It isn't a changing of jobs from the farms to the factories. It isn't the changing of jobs from the factories to the information economy or service industries. It's going to be the abolition of jobs. Period. It's going to start with the blue collar folks who do relatively predictable and programmable work, and work it's way higher and higher as AI improves. "New jobs will take their place" is wishful thinking.

(In response to this post by Hoodafan)

Posted: 03/09/2018 at 1:58PM



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313,000 new jobs, stunning -- ConnHoo 03/09/2018 09:05AM
  Coincidence? ** -- ConnHoo 03/09/2018 5:31PM
  Connie, I'd like your thoughts on this please -- Beerman 03/09/2018 12:19PM
  Nothing -- Beerman 03/09/2018 1:33PM
  Also nothing -- Beerman 03/09/2018 1:58PM
  It's not the future. It's the present -- Beerman 03/09/2018 2:33PM
  There's still room... -- Beerman 03/09/2018 3:04PM
  Work in the coal mines. Beautiful mines. ** -- Shenhoo 03/09/2018 12:34PM
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  Thanks Obama ** -- WaxHoo 03/09/2018 10:29AM
  *** -- WaxHoo 03/09/2018 2:27PM
  Right. Weather never plays a role in hiring. -- WaxHoo 03/09/2018 1:49PM
  For leaving office and getting out of the way.** -- Lupos 03/09/2018 12:13PM
  ^^^Heartbroken by all the winning. ** -- Hoodafan 03/09/2018 10:31AM
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  Yep. ** -- Shenhoo 03/09/2018 09:36AM
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  Wow! Haven't seen that number since 2016! ** -- Shenhoo 03/09/2018 09:12AM
  The WaPo was bummed out having to print that news ** -- Tuckahokie 03/09/2018 09:08AM
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  Did they go Foxy and say we can't believe the -- Shenhoo 03/09/2018 09:35AM
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