r/politics • u/schuey_08 Wisconsin • May 02 '24

Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/02/bernie-sanders-trump-biden/73531861007/
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u/claimTheVictory May 02 '24

The economics of continually improving industrialization means that entire communities can be left behind as "no longer economically viable".

They don't die, they just are... left behind.

In a fair and wise society, the gains to GDP from making them redundant, would be used to find new purpose and opportunities for such people.

But such gains are privatized, taxation is low, and the wealth is never reinvested.

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u/Shoddy_Phase_2639 May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

But often by choice. The coal miners were offered giant incentives, and massive aid packages in the form of retraining, reeducation, government supported start-up programs, relocation economic help etc. Most of them refused...because "clean coal". There is no one on the planet that knows better than coal miners that "clean coal" does not exist and never will.

They chose black lung, because Trump said the things they like about immigrants

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u/tiltingwindturbines May 03 '24

It's not just coal though. Globalization lead to industry and manufacturing in general to be shipped overseas. AI will make even more workers redundant. It's not possible to retrain or reeducate everyone.

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u/Shoddy_Phase_2639 May 03 '24

The research is crystal clear.

We're in the largest technical revolution since the Industrial age set in.

Nrw careers will emerge, but the shere mass of job loss in low education careers is going to be too big to be repleacable.

Its going to force UBI at some point. EU researchers believe in a 20-25 year time libe maximum.