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Correct, and it's almost certainly wrong. Technological innovations of this magnitude have always decimated jobs. Tractors vs hand-planting, assembly lines vs artisans.

Even if automation breaks historic precedent and magically replaces all jobs at a 1-for-1 rate, UBI will be necessary for millions of workers as they make the transition.

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Jared A. Brock
Jared A. Brock

Written by Jared A. Brock

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