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reformist2

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5. Our economic system isn't designed for a modern world where workers are needed less and less.

Reply to Shankapotomus (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 07:05 PM

Jul 2013

Even though our ability to provide for more and more people becomes easier and easier, people are finding it harder and harder to find jobs that will allow them to earn the money they need to buy these things that are not scarce, but readily available.

The situation is absurd.

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Is it a mistake to wait for jobs? [View all] Shankapotomus Jul 2013 OP

You are talkling about 2 different things. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #1

Thanks Shankapotomus Jul 2013 #2

We are not trained to live differently. upaloopa Jul 2013 #3

subsistence farming is a shitty way to go through life Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #4

Our economic system isn't designed for a modern world where workers are needed less and less. reformist2 Jul 2013 #5

Just yesterday I was thinking something similar PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #6

We've all seen people drop out Shankapotomus Jul 2013 #7

the reason for the public works idea PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #9

Before capitalism and the bourgeousie came land and nobility FarCenter Jul 2013 #8