Usual problem. If automation is taking jobs then why does the retirement age keep going up? Because the simplest solution that works is to progressively lower

Usual problem. If automation is taking jobs then why does the retirement age keep going up? Because the simplest solution that works is to progressively lower the retirement age. It never happens does it because that would be a burden on the workers. And that's because the problem has nothing to do with automation and money. The problem is that we are a reciprocating species. If you want the carrots I've grown then I need to see you do something of social value and benefit to me before I'll let you have any. Hiding behind the money illusion doesn't fool people for long. You bought what I laboured to produce and you spent time on the Xbox. So you consumed my time and yours. That's seen as unfair and rightly so. Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. What we need is a social system that ensures everybody can make that rent. And for that we need a Job Guarantee not a hand out.