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0 pointsxchaotic5y ago0 comments

But as things get automated and cheaper that’s actually negative gdp growth. So it won’t pay your retirement

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chii5y ago

If things get cheaper, you can live off less income from your investments .

Yep, and in such a world, a reasonable level of taxation would eventually be able to pay for a modest lifestyle for everyone who wanted it.

In a world of such dramatic surplus, it's either that or violent revolution, so I'm fairly sure it would sort itself out.

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chii5y ago

If things get cheaper, you can live off less income from your investments .

Yep, and in such a world, a reasonable level of taxation would eventually be able to pay for a modest lifestyle for everyone who wanted it.

In a world of such dramatic surplus, it's either that or violent revolution, so I'm fairly sure it would sort itself out.

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