well, to be fair, the smart libertarians say "yes, importing steel pushes steelworkers out of jobs, but then they get new jobs in industry X, Y, Z that didn't exist 30 years ago, and lower steel prices increase quality of life for everyone" you can say "not worth it", but >>>
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The problem few want to touch with a ten foot pole is “So what do you do when you’ve tech-advanced to the point that new jobs X Y and Z require a level of smarts that a large bulk of the population does not have?”
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valid. The thing is, whether we import from PRC or not, we're gonna get to that point in ~20 years. o_O
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Yep. I understand the logic of UBI if we hit that point. I just think “permanent underclass” (even a reasonably well-fed and housed underclass) is CULTURALLY unsustainable.
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the idea is good...but have you ever been to a government run training program?
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