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Jobs Threatened by Machines: A Once ‘Stupid’ Concern Gains Respect (LOW SKILLER'S PREFER DOLE]
New York Times ^ | JUNE 7, 2016 | Eduardo Porter

Posted on 06/08/2016 4:59:49 AM PDT by expat_panama

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To: rarestia

Living wage = Living cage...


21 posted on 06/08/2016 8:41:17 AM PDT by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: rarestia

What does one say to a person who basically failed at anything they put their hand to?

I daresay there are some people out there who, for whatever reason, are unable to advance beyond flipping burgers.


22 posted on 06/08/2016 9:00:37 AM PDT by hoagy62 ("It's not the whole world gone mad. Just the people in it.")
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To: hoagy62

If you are demonstrably incompetent, you can always dig ditches.


23 posted on 06/08/2016 9:15:43 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: rarestia; expat_panama

Well said!

A favorite poem:

‘The Be Of Use’ by Marge Piercy

http://poemhunter.com/poem/to-be-of-use


24 posted on 06/09/2016 7:08:24 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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