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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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I was referencing economic booms. Right now is a good example. We are still lingering in a recession, yet people that probably can't afford tats and iphones have them. Priorities shifted after every boom ended. Poor people today can get tats and iphones because the government continues to supply those folks more of the essentials.
What will happen when the amount of jobs decrease to that point? I honestly don't care. It won't happen in my lifetime. What happens 50 years from now is for those alive to debate. All we can do now is speculate.