Re:Why Are There Still So Many Jobs? The History and Future ...
by TeMPOraL on Monday August 03, 2015 @06:16PM
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We need a society-wide change of mentality here. People need to stop thinking about "having a job" as a source of dignity.
Re:Why Are There Still So Many Jobs? The History and Future ...
by Animats on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @12:56AM
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The US used to have a more generous welfare and housing program. In the 1950s and 1960s, the US built huge housing projects in big cities. The result was a huge population, mostly black, with nothing to do. Riots, concentrated crime, and several generations of welfare kids resulted.
Background: [1]
[1] https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/better-public-housing-lesso...
Re:Why Are There Still So Many Jobs? The History and Future ...
by deciplex on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @01:01AM
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Yes, free housing and food stamps is not the answer. Basic income is.
Re:Why Are There Still So Many Jobs? The History and Future ...
by BerislavLopac on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @05:04AM
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So we cover the basic needs of those people. What are they going to do with their time? My guess is they'll look for ways to entertain themselves, and particularly inexpensive, mass-produced ways because they can't afford much besides their basic needs.
Sounds like a great recipe for Idiocracy.
Re:Why Are There Still So Many Jobs? The History and Future ...
by fredgrott on Monday August 03, 2015 @06:23PM
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unfortunately we do this already in the USA..remember the 1990s and 2000s high crime rates and subsequent fall of crime? Most of that was economic based crime and those who did it got a free food and bed ride in prisons.
Re:Why Are There Still So Many Jobs? The History and Future ...
by toomuchtodo on Monday August 03, 2015 @06:25PM
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Citation?
I know this is going to sound crazy, but can't we just provide housing, cheap renewable-based power, electrified self-driving mobility (those tiny Google self-driving cars), and inexpensive healthy food to those who can't work because jobs don't exist for them anymore? We already do some of this for the elderly with social security; I simply argue for going the "full monty".
I understand this future is still awhile away. When trucks switch over to autopilot, I think that'll be the big experiment. You'll have millions of people and nowhere for them to go in the economy. I also understand this might create a huge "moral hazard" with not enough people wanting to work; how would that be any different than us currently pushing people out in favor of automation with increasing the minimum wage? (Disclaimer: I am in favor of increasing the minimum wage, as it is woefully behind compared to inflation and CPI)
Find jobs, automate, split productivity/wealth/income between automators and society (currently "consumer excess"), repeat.