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Originally Posted by whell
Economic growth is flat, we're replacing manufacturing jobs, and higher paying jobs in general with lower wage jobs...
...so how is it that we can afford expanding gov't jobs?
Also, government is immune to inefficiencies that, for example, advancing technology might offer to managing labor costs? We just need "more gov't jobs " because we're at a 50 year low, regardless of the work that might or might now be available? Sounds like you want to bring back the secretarial pool with all the typewriters?
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Ya gotta replace jobs lost with something.
We now have robotics that eliminate many of the manufacturing jobs.
We are at an all time high in worker productivity.
We really don't need more than about 15-20 man hours per available worker to fulfill all of societies needs. Your options are:
A. Cut workers hours down to that
B. Put a whole shitload of people on the dole.
C. Put a whole shitload of people into government jobs.
D. Or just marginalize them and let them starve, in which case they will eventually revolt and kill everyone in the ruling class.
What's it gonna be?