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The actual quote was > In addition to thinking about new sorts of jobs to replace lost jobs that aren’t coming back, we should probably think about things like
by oniTony 12y ago
The actual quote was
> In addition to thinking about new sorts of jobs to replace lost jobs that aren’t coming back, we should probably think about things like a basic income.
So not necessary "basic income", and certainly for everyone. The reality is that many of the emerging economies are better (as in "cheaper") able to fulfill low-skill/high-labor positions, and not everyone will be able to transition into higher skill jobs.
- VLM 12y agoAnother thing to think about is eventually the higher skill jobs are leaving. There's nothing inherently American about, say, programming, and there's a heck of lot more of "them" than "us". The only real hope for natives is high skill service jobs perhaps ER doctor.