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Originally Posted by Whitley
What I wonder (and this probably should be a new thread but, despite being told how to start one I get stuck) is how we will deal with the change in work. Many jobs have been eliminated and many, many more will soon be. AI can replace millions of current positions from Doctors to Screenwriters. Self driving cars will eliminate millions more. Will there be universal income? Will money become a thing of the past as in Star Trek? Many here see the positives in our current day and age, but there are many more millenials, gen xers and whatever comes next who are facing limited opportunities to enjoy the benefits we had. Home Ownership. Even owning a car is out off reach for many. Compare the average income, home price and new car from 1980 to today. The wealth gap, destruction of the middle class. Something has to happen.
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Wow some many had a different reality. I was 9 or 10 before my parents could purchase a car. It was very used when they bought it. My parents rented and didn't buy a home until just before I started high school. Goal was to run from the city. Not as bad as now but there were better schools and less crime if you could find the money to RUN. Wealth gap? Wealth? For most people wealthy is anyone who has more than I do. Tax? Anyone who has more than I do should pay more taxes and they should subsidize me. Something has to happen? People on the public dole live far better than I did as a young kid. I was an overnight success. It only took me 49 years of hard work and savings. OPPORTUNITIES are everywhere. Some do not see them and step over them. For those who see opportunity and turn it into wealth. Others think that is wrong.