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In reply to the discussion: A segment of DU is very invested in painting a dystopian picture of the US [View all]LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)We will need to work, there just won't be any.
We wouldn't need to work if the profits from those efficiency gains were distributed reasonably among the masses. They won't be. The profits will flow to corporations with no nationality. The way Apple does, where they allow the profits to flow through a foreign subsidiary in Ireland, and yet this entity is not actually considered a tax paying entity in Ireland, making their subsidiary a floating, nation-less thing that received tens of billions in profit and yet pays no tax.
If you think the common people will see these gains, you haven't met a clever corporate strategist. And with a political system run essentially by bribery and influence peddling, there is no hope for reform with either Democrats or Republicans.