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Re:The Next Industrial Revolution Could Put Millions Out of ... by ryandrake on Thursday September 29, 2016 @10:54AM (#12605724)
> Because if significant amounts of the workforce are replaced there's an implicit assumption that a significant amount of things would be cheaper to provider

That's a wild assumption. I would predict that it's more likely all that additional value will be captured by already-rich business owners and shareholders, not consumers.

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Re:The Next Industrial Revolution Could Put Millions Out of ... by wolfgke on Thursday September 29, 2016 @11:04AM (#12605808)
> I would predict that it's more likely all that additional value will be captured by already-rich business owners and shareholders, not consumers.

If you are concerned about that, lobby to create laws that make it easy for consumers to invest their money into this kind of undertaking.

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Re:The Next Industrial Revolution Could Put Millions Out of ... by vkou on Thursday September 29, 2016 @11:13AM (#12605891)
What money are the unemployed going to invest?
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Re:The Next Industrial Revolution Could Put Millions Out of ... by wolfgke on Thursday September 29, 2016 @12:03PM (#12606319)
There is a lot between "insanely rich" and "no money".
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Re:The Next Industrial Revolution Could Put Millions Out of ... by aianus on Thursday September 29, 2016 @11:23AM (#12605972)
History indicates otherwise, no?

I don't think food and manufactured 'stuff' has ever been cheaper relative to median wages than it is now.

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