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"Machines have provided our repetitive manual labor for a long time, but
now they are starting to replace more complicated actions. We’ve already
watched as we lose six cashier jobs to one self-checkout attendant job.
We’ve watched customer service representatives, sales assistants and
managers be replaced by websites with automated picking processes in
warehouses. And we’re now starting to watch companies like Google
develop driverless cars that will eventually replace every taxi driver,
truck driver, bus driver and more over the coming years."
Another UBI proposal. Adding a negative income tax bracket at the
bottom is another similar idea.
Via Jon Swabey.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
