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Efficiency and productivity raise standards of living. There are no perpetual motion machines or free lunches. Nominally this is what is being aimed for. Only
by mythrwy 4y ago
Efficiency and productivity raise standards of living. There are no perpetual motion machines or free lunches.
Nominally this is what is being aimed for. Only nominally though as others have pointed out. In reality probably mostly politically motivated pandering and punishment like most partisan activity.
- syzarian 4y agoI don’t know if you use “efficiency” and “productivity” in the economic sense but I don’t think this is correct. There are examples where efficiency and productivity have degraded standards of living and there examples where it has enhanced standards of living. The distribution of resources is grossly unfair and that some get to “enjoy life” whilst a great many others toil in unfair conditions is a great injustice.
- mythrwy 4y agoYep life is grossly unfair. Bureaucratic self preserving orgs don't appear to be doing that much to help. Maybe strong AI will do it who knows. In answer to your question "what have Republicans ever done to help the working man?" the answer is "Kept what little wealth they have from being taken in taxation and squandered with little to show for it". But they haven't done that great of a job on this either. But nominally they claim to be trying.