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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 21 Dec 2016

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Sean T at RCP

    I'd say "create union jobs" rather than "maintain blue collar jobs" but this is a good place to start from.https://twitter.com/SeanTrende/status/811617552191410177 …

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    Sean T at RCPVerified account @SeanTrende
    At some point, we might have to accept that for a stable society, we have sacrifice some econ efficiency to maintain blue collar jobs.
    9:40 AM - 21 Dec 2016
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      2. mcc‏ @mcclure111 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        so jobs serve two purposes, one, they supply people with resources, two, they enforce a social heirarchy & keep people always busy

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      3. mcc‏ @mcclure111 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @mcclure111 @HeerJeet

        why do i get the feeling the goal here is to serve purpose two, not purpose one

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      1. *free agent NFL fan (accepting bidders)*‏ @NotCephas 21 Dec 2016
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        or establish a universal basic income and stop the crazy emphasis on having work equal life meaning

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      1. Bartleby‏ @the_scrivener 21 Dec 2016
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        @SeanTrende how about we don't handicap scientific and industrial progress and instead put a UBI in place?

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      1. Andrew Nick‏ @theandrewnick 21 Dec 2016
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        Keeping economically inefficient jobs requires a non-market mechanism to do so, which is where the difficulty lies.

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      2. Mao the giver of individual gratification ☭‏ @MiflegaMaoism 21 Dec 2016
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        UBI is horrible, it would give room to block grant it

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      3. Emil 🚰‏ @mayorseidel 21 Dec 2016
        Replying to @MiflegaMaoism @SlideyStyle @HeerJeet

        UBI is bad?

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      1. Your Pal Adam‏ @ned_zeppelin_iv 21 Dec 2016
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        @SeanTrende yeah this is not the answer. We need to start trying to figure out how to transition to a largely work-free society.

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      1. mariska hargitaylor swift‏ @wspieler 21 Dec 2016
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        treat GDP like Alaska treats oil

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      1. Ali Husain‏ @Ali_Husain333 21 Dec 2016
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        @SeanTrende were u guys like advisors to the Ming emperor in a previous life or what.

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