I'm still waiting for an economic model to be put into place where (decent) food, shelter, and health insurance are provided free of cost because of automation.

I'm still waiting for an economic model to be put into place where (decent) food, shelter, and health insurance are provided free of cost because of automation. I think socialism might be the economic model you are looking for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism Job creation for the sake of jobs is wasteful. I used to think this (and still do) but it is important to make sure people have something that fills in their time otherwise you'll end up with all sorts of societal problems like drug abuse, vandalism etc. Some people get a bit weird if they have too much time on their hands.