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Originally Posted by Bill8
I imagine you recognize that you are repeating a common line of rhetoric, and that the subtext and context of that rhetoric is still essentially "many of you workers are just fucked and you'd best get used to your new class and state in society.".
There are no jobs or industries that need the millions of unemployed. The jobs with "higher skills" by definition require fewer workers. We have no reasonable chance of creating enough "high skills" jobs, in any realistic time frame, that could hire even a small fraction of teh currently unemployed, underemployed, and unemployable.
Presmumably you know this. Yet you still make the argument.
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Yes. But it's not an argument, it's just reality. I'm not making a value judgement, I'm just calling it for what it is. At one time there were a lot of blacksmith's, too. If you disagree that this is taking place, then elaborate.
Also, as I've stated elsewhere when people argue against free-trade, globalization, out-sourcing, etc., there are people who will be dislocated that will most likely have to be addressed by political responses rather than economic ones.
ETA: unfortunately, the US is not currently in a great position to address these dislocated workers because of the fiscal irresponsibility that has been in force for decades.
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