I really enjoyed the most recent episode. May I ask that when you do your part II, there be a question about the minimum wage in relation to automation, as it has been at the forefront of the argument against raising it. Thanks!
Thank you!
I am hoping I am more coherent in the second half.
And yes the minimum wage discussion will be included on this one.
It is sort of looking like this in the outline right now:
1. Hot take or Junk Poll
2. Main Topic: Solutions to Automation
A) Could conservatives be right about minimum wage and regulation [to an extent maybe and this will obviously be short)
B) proposal on tax on technology? [maybe to a small extent but it could backfire with outsourcing]
C) Universal Basic Income [how do you fund it???]
D) Education/Training. Shift yourself with the job market.
E) Best solution (We will pick)
3. Junk Poll, Low Energy Loser, or Resistance Report
I honestly want to cut the hot take/junk poll and the last part off and just focus on the solutions. It takes a long time to discuss. Automation impacting or "destroying" jobs will certainly be a more persuasive issue going forward but I think the impact on job loss is way overblown.
I do not think we should fear raising the minimum wage based on robots taking low level positions because 1) Automation is coming, 2) these industries often demand a humanized touch and 3) businesses may be put in a catch 22. If everything is automated they save money but there are less people with jobs and thus less people able to purchase their goods.
With that I could already seeing conservatives argue against any form of universal basic income as they would say, "it would encourage companies to automate more and put more people out of work"
And of course this issue also can be awkward to cruel to discuss. Think of how disheartened some people could be, often through unfortunate life circumstances, of being told that they have to be paid a low wage or they could lose their job to a robot! Paying someone minimum wage is is basically saying you want to pay that employee less but you can not because it is illegal.
Tax on technology and businesses.. could back fire if business put their headquarters overseas.
I think right now the best solution is to just deal with it and go with the flow and depend on education and training to access new positions.
I mean just a simple google search brings up this:
http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/jobs-didnt-exist/But it is worth noting those positions are less numerous compared to taco bell cashiers.
This is an issue governments just are not prepared to deal with and overblown or not it will have to be dealt with.
