Re:Is Automation Really to Blame for Lost Manufacturing Jobs?
by brandonmenc on Friday September 07, 2018 @01:55PM
(#17936281)
In the realm of work, the goal should be (is) to maximize productivity.
The problem is that we haven't come up with a way to properly pay people in a system where productivity has increased past the point that "full employment" - in the traditional sense - is no longer needed, or possible.
The problem is that we haven't come up with a way to properly pay people in a system where productivity has increased past the point that "full employment" - in the traditional sense - is no longer needed, or possible.