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Re:Don’t Fear the Robots: Why Automation Doesn’t Mean the En... by nradov on Thursday June 14, 2018 @06:57PM (#17316123)
An "industrial strategy" usually amounts to the government picking winners and then subsidizing them using my tax money. Governments in general have a terrible record of predicting which industries and technologies have potential. No thanks.

A better approach would be to simply establish a favorable business climate and leave it up to the free market. Help the displaced workers with income redistribution and subsidizing training.

Re:Don’t Fear the Robots: Why Automation Doesn’t Mean the En... by jjoonathan on Thursday June 14, 2018 @07:30PM (#17316284)
We've been slashing taxes on businesses and the wealthy since the 80s, when exactly is it going to start trickling down?

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/02/why-the...

Re:Don’t Fear the Robots: Why Automation Doesn’t Mean the En... by lovich on Thursday June 14, 2018 @08:36PM (#17316569)
This approach has never answered the question, "What happens to citizens businesses don't value"

Do we just let citizens in our society starve because rich people didn't need them?