03-05-2019, 10:04 AM
I said this a while back and people fought with me about it, mainly that tech "can't" replace all these things. Computers, machines, etc are about to replace a huge amount of unskilled labor in the next decade. Self driving cars coming will impact taxis (Uber), trucking, delivery, etc. Kiosks eliminating cashiers, fast foot workers, retail jobs. Continued improvements and cost reductions on machinery will continue to hit manufacturing through more automation.
The reality is technology is, and has always been, the biggest threat to "American jobs". This idea is foreign and many will hate it, but those in the tech sector know it's coming, there will have to be a tax on companies who use technology to replace workers in some shape down the road. It'll have to be tough enough to make them think twice before removing the human, but manageable enough not to stifle innovation. That tax will then have to be used to prop up displaced workers through retraining and education
I think as a country we need to get out in front of this now. I have heard about "moonshot" ideas a lot lately, but I think the biggest one we should focus on is free job training. I'm not saying free college because I think this is a misguided attempt to solve a problem that we have created that isn't real. Everyone doesn't need to go to college, everyone should however have an opportunity to be trained in some sort of skilled labor. I'd like to see all trades school, as well as some tech based jobs, be 100% free to pursue.
Any major shift in minimum wage needs to be accompanied with a plan to help get those people out of minimum wage jobs or else we are just kicking the same can down the road.
The reality is technology is, and has always been, the biggest threat to "American jobs". This idea is foreign and many will hate it, but those in the tech sector know it's coming, there will have to be a tax on companies who use technology to replace workers in some shape down the road. It'll have to be tough enough to make them think twice before removing the human, but manageable enough not to stifle innovation. That tax will then have to be used to prop up displaced workers through retraining and education
I think as a country we need to get out in front of this now. I have heard about "moonshot" ideas a lot lately, but I think the biggest one we should focus on is free job training. I'm not saying free college because I think this is a misguided attempt to solve a problem that we have created that isn't real. Everyone doesn't need to go to college, everyone should however have an opportunity to be trained in some sort of skilled labor. I'd like to see all trades school, as well as some tech based jobs, be 100% free to pursue.
Any major shift in minimum wage needs to be accompanied with a plan to help get those people out of minimum wage jobs or else we are just kicking the same can down the road.
