The robots are coming for jobs

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Another solution is to heavily tax automation and then redistribute to people who lose their jobs due to automation.

Good idea. How long do you think the taxation should last? Until the person finds smother job? The Republicans would drip themselves b4 letting this happen. They'd call it socialism. Anything that helps people, pension, ssn, insurance, etc. is socialist and evil.

Edited February 24, 2016 by Janelle2002

[Sousuke 1,214]

Another solution is to heavily tax automation and then redistribute to people who lose their jobs due to automation.

Good idea. How long do you think the taxation should last? Until the person finds smother job? The Republicans would drip themselves b4 letting this happen. They'd call it socialism. Anything that helps people, pension, ssn, insurance, etc. is socialist and evil.

Well the idea I'm referencing is that it would be permanent for that person.

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/05/what-if-everybody-didnt-have-to-work-to-get-paid/393428/

Edited February 24, 2016 by Sousuke

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Well the idea I'm referencing is that it would be permanent for that person.

Ow man, they'd just die. I can hear the welfare references now. ...

[lostinblue 1,989]

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-new-atlas-robot-is-incredible-and-its-definitely-go-1760908062

Watch the Next Generation Atlas Robot Get Bullied By A Mean Human (And Stay On His Feet)

[Ban Hammer 13,726]

Until the person finds smother job?

a job as a mercy killer?

[Janelle2002 3,865]

a job as a mercy killer?

That's what the u.s. is becoming. It'll be harder and harder to be an American.

[ExPatty 502]

This just popped up on the news.

If you're not scared about the impact of robots, you should be.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Has it? I'm not so sure.

Why? Are there significant examples of the workforce not adapting to technology throughout the years?

[crazyworld 54]

Sad, Technology is supposed to help humans live better but the only ones who benefit are the ones at the top of the food chain!

Seen a lot of 40 and 50 year old's being let go due to a robot taking their manufacturing job.

How is a 50 year old going to get retrained and get an equal paying job again in the working years they have left!

[Teddy B 17,252]

Sad, Technology is supposed to help humans live better but the only ones who benefit are the ones at the top of the food chain!

Seen a lot of 40 and 50 year old's being let go due to a robot taking their manufacturing job.

How is a 50 year old going to get retrained and get an equal paying job again in the working years they have left!

Technology hasn't helped make your life better at all?

Where are these 40 & 50 year old's being let go? Examples?

50 year old's can be retrained, my wife retrains me all the time.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Have Pepper at the gym . No threat.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Have Pepper at the gym . No threat.

I just started getting some pepper stragglers, wifey says she likes it. I was graced by the hair gods, still have a full head and mostly still all brown.

[ExPatty 502]

Sad, Technology is supposed to help humans live better but the only ones who benefit are the ones at the top of the food chain!

Seen a lot of 40 and 50 year old's being let go due to a robot taking their manufacturing job.

How is a 50 year old going to get retrained and get an equal paying job again in the working years they have left!

Exactly. People cannot retrain as quickly as a manufacturing line can drop out a new robot and update its firmware. That's the problem. For a new bot-job some programmers will code it, then can release it to as many bots as they can build. For humans for a new job each single individual one needs to be slowly trained.

[smilesammich 10,727]

i think yall are barking up the wrong tree. retraining? manufacturing jobs? in the us?

[Jacque67 7,328]

So Neanderthal.