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ProfessorPlum

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4. I remember in the 70s

Reply to world wide wally (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 09:43 AM

Apr 2017

there was a lot of talk about what we were going to do as a nation about the rising productivity we had.

Four day/three day work weeks were suggested.

But then the rich woke up and took over the Supreme Court and made money "speech" and they took all of the wealth and care Americans were generating and put it squarely in their own pockets.

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What will we do when there are no more jobs? [View all] ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 OP

Three Numbers...7,5,3 CincyDem Apr 2017 #1

that's an important frame ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #3

We're already over pretty much every ratio... CincyDem Apr 2017 #5

true, unless we can decide to care for each other ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #6

I think most people don't talk about this because nobody has an answer for what to do about it. world wide wally Apr 2017 #2

I remember in the 70s ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #4

I'll be ronatchig Apr 2017 #7

For a while, we'll create new jobs. Orsino Apr 2017 #8

I think it's society's biggest question, actually. Goodheart Apr 2017 #9

Yeah, I'm going with 2) . . . HughBeaumont Apr 2017 #10

sad to say ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #11

At some point moondust Apr 2017 #12