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Re:1 in 3 Americans Have $0 Saved for Retirement (2016) by cylinder on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @08:03AM (#15080734)
The productivity gains ($) are shared by the firm and the software/hardware which is responsible for the increased productivity, not the employee.
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Re:1 in 3 Americans Have $0 Saved for Retirement (2016) by jononor on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @09:22AM (#15081286)
Some of the productivity gains are passed onto people via lower costs for goods.

But yes, there is a problem of distribution of benefits from productivity gains. Increasing levels of automation will further press this painpoint.

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