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by anthony_barker 1663 days ago
No one mentioned that governments benefit it 2 ways.

1) All the unemployed autoworkers who got automated away can move to make something that has had almost no productivity gains

2) Debt payments by government are basically nill.

Another view: https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/11/vampires-at-the-g...