[JoeAltmaier]

Actually as technology improves, people are freed to do fewer technological tasks. Technical IQ becomes less important. Ultimately most folks can return to reading, writing, art and leisure. As we used to call it, utopia.

The challenge is to redistribute resources fairly once the concept of 'working' is no longer pertinent.

[rewqfdsa]

The need to capture increased productivity as increased leisure time is the reason I support a basic income --- or a "technological divided", to put it differently. But we shouldn't fool ourselves into thinking that everyone is capable of making an equal contribution to society and that wage disparity somehow reflects unfairness.

[JoeAltmaier]

Agreed, like that name 'tech dividend'!

The rest depends on the definition of 'contribution'. A grandmother involved in raising grandkids is a significant contribution that is uncompensated at present. We could fix things like that. Definitely room for improvement in our antiquated economic system.

[rewqfdsa]

Sure. What really bothers me is equating pre-redistribution income differences with unfairness, -isms, discrimation, and so on. I resent being called a terrible person when all I've done is do my best work. Post-redistribution income is another story.