| Automation increases productivity without needing those people working. Automation increases government efficiency because, well, who sends checks? The IRS uses direct withdrawals and deposits... Automation increases the potentially taxable corporate revenue. Automation increases poverty because fewer people are allowed to work. Automation increases crime because more people are impoverished. Socialism is "bad", m'kay? Automation increases the risk of a revolt, see poverty. Automation is here and even more is coming. Without some form of support for the citizens, it's going to create a lot of problems, and not just theoretical "people choosing not to work is bad, and so is socialism" type of problems. |