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Portentous changes to the work economies of India and the USA due to job automation by machines and robots continue to make headlines. Varieties of hardware and software automation are seeing implementation burgeon in both countries, as companies seek efficiency by replacing humans with machines. Wage erosion in areas previously unaffected by automation - including varieties of programming - is getting commoner while new, albeit highly specialized, engineering jobs are created. Both articles encourage educational changes mindful of these realities, though how colleges either side of the world can adapt to the blistering pace of automation is unclear.
The latest tranche of job automation news comes hot on the heels of Davos' prediction that machine automation will result in a net loss globally of over 5 million jobs prior to 2020.
(Score: 2) by Mr Big in the Pants on Thursday February 11 2016, @08:57AM
I will preface my response by restating I said "last hope" and "moving in the right direction" rather than what you seem to think which is "an example of perfection".
> "Some did meet Kyoto Protocol targets and some didn't. "
But overall they did and beat it by 20% AND started moving in the opposite direction, funding fusion research, closing down coal plants and creating new solar plants in africa. I don't know where you get your info buddy but its wrong.
>"Once again, you show your profound cluelessness about economics."
Actually no, was an A student (A+ in Economics, my favourite subject) at Auckland business school as an adult after having owned several businesses. But thanks for the insult, it shows your lack of character. I will pit my knowledge of business and economics against your any day of the week my friend.
> "First, there are a fair number of people for which getting paid to not work means they won't work."
Ahhh, I see your problem. You equate "common sense" thinking with fact. You are wrong. Research in this area has shown the opposite effect in some cases. Its why countries like switzerland (hardly a liberal paradise full of slackers) are looking into it. It also showed additional benefits as people started their own businesses, helped care for family members and children and other activities that have benefits to society that are more complicated (and often beneficial) than your "transactions".
>"Further, what really does a state have to do with job creation or maintenance? "
Hah! And I am the ignorant one. I see you have swallowed the free market Kool Aid and I doubt anything I say will change your mind, but you are wrong. Governments ALWAYS have an impact (they are often a country's biggest employer for a start!), they make the laws that govern business and they negotiate the trade deals and help in many, many other ways. And they can help with initiatives directly as well as has been demonstrated around the world for decades.
>"Then why are they superpowers while the EU is not?"
Hence the use of "other super powers" which you even quoted. You really should try to keep up my good man.
>"Come up with something better first. Our greed based economies work very well."
I have. And they are not - hence all the crashing, fleecing and stagnant wages.
Again, I doubt I will change your mind even if I wrote a book explaining everything in detail. But nonetheless