I don't know what the deal is. I can walk into my BMV and they usually call my number before I can even sit down. The girls are friendly and sometimes very attractive. They have computer terminals you can use 24/7 if you prefer, but the government, any governmnt has never figured out how to program a computer so a normal person who thinks logically can use it satisfactorily.
Just because you can, doesn't make it right. Life not always about keeping every last nickel, except in trading. I like employing people, but for other than trading. Going to get my farm going in handful of years, then open sandwich shops using range feed animals. And going to hire people. Some machines are good to have so people don't get carpel tunnel, but overall, I don't want my hamburger made by a machine. Life becomes too cold.
This would just move the employment from squirting ketchup to maintaining/programming/monitoring the robots or machines. In other words, better jobs with higher pay for those willing to learn and educate themselves. Granted there would be fewer of the better jobs, but maybe there is something more worthwhile than hamburgers for the less skilled to occupy their time with. How is that bad?
I agree, well said. The whole world is not a trading account. Many in Europe just put their foot down to globalization at the expense of their local customs and culture even though it means taking a hit. 2 sides to every war. First, you need to make the money, then you can do the good things people want. The wants are divorced from the trading account. Their needs are a bottomless pit that can never be filled. You'll notice most organic or old fashioned farms are all owned by people who don't need to make a living from it all, or even a profit. But that money to keep it all running had to come from somewhere. And what's good for my account is good for the USA.
I have no problems at all with automation, I do it myself in trading, mainly cause the program not going to make huge costly mistakes and there are NOT enough people who can be trained to become basically a COG doing repeated processes. I believe in Dishwashers, soda machines instead of hand mixing(I bet few in forum ever had a soda by hand), but let's face it, I rather hire 100 people than buy a machine to run my restaurant. If those 100 people don't find jobs, they have much time on their hands to do illegal activities like breaking into homes or selling drugs, plus they going to be financial drain on our economy, when they can be working and putting into Social security and maybe some taxes. Yea, I am the guy who rather wait another ten minutes in line at Walmart or grocery store to have a person at cash register than scan my own items, I am not going to work for free at these stores. Question for those attorneys out there, if I was to ring up my items at Walmart and hurt my back, can I be considered an employee that got hurt or customer who got hurt and it is tough luck. Actually, the deeper you look into small farms of 100 acres and less, people seldom can afford to live on what they make on the farm and HAVE to get outside to work jobs. I am going to spend five years before buying farm, like with trading, you have to explore what works and what doesn't, I already have close to 50 pages of notes. I know why many don't do well at farming and I know I can make at least three times(extremely conservative) more than most, but everything like trading, you have to think beyond what conventional ways of farming/ranching. People get use to doing the same things and don't like changes. We as traders change or try to find better ways each week, so I am use to change. Also, if you have studied the younger generation, more than 50% don't want to work and think they don't have to work, these are the types you never want to hire. You find motivated people who need the job, you find people who America has crapped on them are very motivated and will do well. I have never started businesses where I aimed to lose money, nor will I, but I have not looking to buy a machine when I can hire people and also make money. America grew out of making small amounts and millions of purchases. Who doesn't like watching the guy hand toss pizza dough in the air, who doesn't like watching people make donuts, we often think I am glad I don't have to do this, but you getting something pleasing to taste and entertainment.
Speaking of farms... I have a vegetable garden. The tomatoes are on fire. As is the basil..... but the friggin rabbits keep eating my cucumber and watermelon leaves. I'm feeling like Elmer Fudd over here. I got a Have-A-Heart trap on the way. I'm gonna make them bitches a chef salad.
there was an old lady who swallowed a fly there was an old man who got a dog to keep the rabbits away from his cucumber leaves
SF is a disgusting city. It's cesspool of some of the worst of our society. If robots can help clean up the city of some of these hippies, I am OK with this.
Technology has created more jobs than it has destroyed, yet every time we discover new ways to automate, people freak out and think it is the beginning of the end.
Let's see how many robots replace human jobs in this Friday's job report....should be a big number to make up for the miss last month...