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walkingman

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19. I agree, as more jobs are lost to robots and AI, i predict

Reply to NanaCat (Reply #18)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 02:58 PM

Apr 28

a disruption similar to how globalization affected workers in the 90s. Especially middle age workers who will be required to retrain or improve education and skills. There will need to be more generous earned income tax credits, better child care and paid leave, and wage insurance that replaces some part of lost wages for the displaced. These will encourage workers to accept new jobs, though some might pay less than the ones they lose.

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The Far Right's Campaign to Explode the Population [View all] Nevilledog Apr 28 OP

They'll need lots of replacements if they're all gonna drive Teslas /nt bucolic_frolic Apr 28 #1

I think Japan is the first country facing severe population decline jimfields33 Apr 28 #11

Exploding the population is asinine. House of Roberts Apr 28 #2

Humans are already multigraincracker Apr 28 #3

Insert the word "white" before "population." Sky Jewels Apr 28 #4

Ding ding malaise Apr 28 #6

Thanks, malaise. Sky Jewels Apr 28 #8

Thanks malaise Apr 28 #10

Exactly TexasBushwhacker Apr 28 #13

"People" aren't having enough babies? Those people would be women. Those births will be forced. Hekate Apr 28 #5

It's "Idiocracy" in real life. Mike Judge is a prophet. kysrsoze Apr 28 #7

The kings of no fun are going about it all wrong... Hugin Apr 28 #9

Italy's birth rate has plummeted as well. yourout Apr 28 #12

The world has DOUBLED the human population WITHIN MY LIFETIME... Think. Again. Apr 28 #14

Doubled, yes. Hugin Apr 28 #16

Me too, doubled from an already too-high population. Think. Again. Apr 28 #17

I would guess area51 Apr 28 #15

The more of us there are NanaCat Apr 28 #18

I agree, as more jobs are lost to robots and AI, i predict walkingman Apr 28 #19

The 'no abortion' right wing policy... A few dead women are acceptable losses for the goal of more babies. keithbvadu2 Apr 28 #20

The alt-right is creepy-obsessed with proliferating White babies. Oneironaut Apr 28 #21