Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two

Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by fogetti on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @10:19AM (#19086017)

There are three problems with your statement.

First that you assume that we don't have givers and takers right now.

Second that you imply that takers are the poor.

Third is that you assume there is no resentment at the moment.

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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by kiliantics on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @11:02AM (#19086527)

Yes. The real issue is that the resentment is between givers and givers. Middle class and working poor are all being screwed over. But the wealthy takers have convinced many of the middle class that their perceived austerity is due to the lazy welfare-takers. And that the "job-givers" (i.e. wealth takers) should be lauded for the part they play.

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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by habosa on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @05:44PM (#19090790)

To be clear I was not saying the characterization of the poor as "takers" is fair, I was just saying that's how they will be labeled by society a large.

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