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Doesn't this assume those people don't just find other jobs and continue to pay taxes?

• midasz 1mo ago
  Where does it end though? The most optimistic (or pessimistic, depending on your viewpoint) say that AI will be able to replace or displace lots of professions. Is there enough work for everyone? Is there enough meaningful work for everyone? A software engineer or accountant making ~150k a year will find another job that pays less, so he will also pay less taxes. What's going to happen in the short term, inbetween this shift? A bunch of unhappy unemployed people leaning on social systems. That seems pretty devastating. Who is going to come out as winners?
  • hdgvhicv 1mo ago
    Probably best to read dickens to see the future. Just remove the moral obligations the penning class felt they had in the 19th century.
    • hdgvhicv 1mo ago
      Owning, not penning.
  • tonyedgecombe 1mo ago
    Expect more populist politicians promising things they can’t deliver and blaming whatever out group they dislike.