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Originally Posted by Relentless
If by boom you mean population boom or technology boom I fully agree. We do not have jobs suitable to everyone. There will always be jobs for very bright self-motivated well educated people who are creative and trustworthy. There will also be jobs for anyone 7' tall who can dunk. Many people don't fit into either of those groups. The guy who would have been capable of working in the mail room before email existed is not capable of working in the board room just because he is no longer needed. That's not a matter of laziness or retraining. It's a matter of globalization, automation and population. The labor intensive 9-5 40 hour a week retire with a pension and a gold watch after 30 years jobs are gone for many people.
When self-driving vehicles replace every bus driver, limo driver, taxi driver and teamster in the country, watch how many more 'lazy' people suddenly become poor. Blaming them for that is as misguided as blaming them for being unable to dunk.
Do we kill them or care for them? Is there another option?
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There is little doubt that the days of getting out of high school, getting a job and working your way up the ladder are gone for many people. Many of those kinds of jobs have moved overseas and those that still exist don't offer much of a future. A person can still do that, but it is a lot harder than it once was. One of the potential factors is that many people are working much later into their lives than they used to. The prospect of being able to retire at a reasonable age has all but dried up for many so now they work well into their 60's. The longer those people decide to continue working that is one fewer job available for an 18-year-old that is fresh out of high school.