We are entering the age of automation.
3D printers of ever increasing speed, size and resolution will eliminate many jobs.
In 20 years entire buildings will be constructed by machinery. Roads and bridges will also be built and maintained by automated equipment..
Food production and transport will be done by machines.
Fewer and fewer people will need to work. We will eventually arrive at the state where the available jobs will be less than the number of people who enjoy working.
It will not be socialism, the working guys pockets won’t have to be picked to support the non-working. Labor will no longer be a virtue, it will be a luxury for those who crave it. As long as you don’t live off the sweat of others there is no shame in not working.
Creativity and intelligence will be in VERY great demand. Those who can create new designs for nano assembler machines will become an elite group.
I hope I live to see it.
This is why I focused on immigration. If we Americans built a society where we can have the same standard of living with reduced work, I would be all for it. However, if there is a safety net where people don't have to work, and we let everyone in the country who wants to come in, we would still have rampant social problems and scarcity.
I agree except for one thing. Enter the Luddite politician. They won’t stand for it.