"What Would You Do If The Political Situation Was Left Up To You?" or...

[Kim]

Originally Posted by Terex4

Even then the process would probably cause its own self-destruction. The point of automating is so you don't have to employ as many workers so you can make more money. Then once all of said workers are out of a job, they won't have money to buy the products the robots are making thus costing the corporations money and causing a massive breakdown of our entire system.

Truly progress is just setting the world up to fail

Thus why I'm arguing the transitioning system. More automation = people in charge making more money, and then you just tax that money more and give more money to the people on the bottom so they can keep buying stuff, which keeps the rich people in business so they benefit but also keeps the people on the bottom able to survive.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

That wa ssupposed to happen 50 years ago. The theory and mechanics are there but the barrier of investment is too high for companies and shareholders which operate on yearly cycles not 20 cycles. It's not going to happen without completely transforming how companies work at which point you can forget about transitional change.

[shiney]

Until the people at the bottom want to be the people at the top.

But I do admit I am overlooking the topic of the thread which is "if you were in charge of the political process" which sort of suggests that you would have measures in place to prevent problems of this nature!

[Kim]

Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

That wa ssupposed to happen 50 years ago. The theory and mechanics are there but the barrier of investment is too high for companies and shareholders which operate on yearly cycles not 20 cycles. It's not going to happen without completely transforming how companies work at which point you can forget about transitional change.

I disagree. It's going to happen when the barrier of investment decreases, which is just a matter of time. I mean, people have skewed concepts of how long these things take. Just look at what people were expecting nowadays even a couple decades ago. Shiny, plastic bodysuits still aren't in fashion.

Until the people at the bottom want to be the people at the top.

Eventually you phase out having people at the top, really.

[Terex4]

Which also kinda nullifies the comments about cutting out the corruption since you would be the one in power.

Also, mandatory casual fridays.

[Fifthfiend]

Originally Posted by Thadius

Fourth order? Adding chlorine the gene pool. I have long held a belief that stupid cannot be taught. Cannot be learned. It is something you are born with. Not ignorance, you can CURE ignorance with information and facts. Stupid people...you hear about them all the time. And they drive me nuts. I'd take measures to ensure that there would no longer be an excess of stupid people. Where'd that flamethrower go?...

Tell me again how you think the US has too many beautiful tropical islands and which ones you think we should get rid of.

[Seil]

Oh, right. I'd make the Westboro Baptist Church illegal. Maybe I'll touch on what they do, but I'll just pass something that includes the death penalty.