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jobeirne on Jan 21, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work

I agree with your sentiment, but job creation isn't the end goal. Prosperity is. Prosperity comes through automation, which is the exact opposite of job creation.

mwsherman on Jan 21, 2012 [–]

Indeed! Automation distributes the proceeds to consumers in the form of lower prices.

The only way to “run out of jobs” is to run out of things that people want.

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