Citing the danger automation poses to low-income jobs, Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar wants to hand cash to every man, woman and child in the city according to The Intercept – while the city’s broken pension system has already saddled every resident with $11,000 of debt. Pointing to investments in autonomous vehicles by companies like Tesla, Amazon, and Uber, Pawar observed that long-haul trucking jobs, historically a source of middle-class employment, may become obsolete . More people out of work means more political polarization, says Pawar. ”We have to start talking about race and class and geography, but also start […]
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