The question is, to whom do the benefits of automation accrue? The utopians assumed it would be distributed equally, but we all know how it really turned out -

The question is, to whom do the benefits of automation accrue? The utopians assumed it would be distributed equally, but we all know how it really turned out - the rich get richer. There are some areas of the economy where work hours have been reduced, as a side effect of companies restricting the work week to avoid paying full-time benefits such as healthcare.