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From: rstevew@armory.com (Richard Steven Walz)
Subject: Re: Does Automation Take Jobs Away?
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Date: Sat, 23 Jul 1994 11:48:47 GMT
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In article <30jt34$6f6@magus.cs.utah.edu>,
Greg Alt <galt@asylum.cs.utah.edu> wrote:
>In article <Ct8z84.np1@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> lundberg@expert.cc.purdue.edu. (lundberg) writes:
>>I am a student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.  I am
>>doing a research project on Automation.  Any opinions on the following
>>points would be very much appreciated.
>>
>>1.  Does Automation Take Away Jobs from Blue Collar Workers?
>>2.  What should be done with these workers after automation is
>>implemented?
>>
>>Any opinions or other points will be read and are appreciated!  Thanks!
>
>In a capitalist system, blue collar workers get laid off and a smaller 
>number of more skilled jobs get created.  The owners of the factories 
>get to see more profits due to the added productivity.  Also, the extra
>unemployment tends to cause a drop in wages for blue collar work, since
>there are now more people looking for jobs.  
>
>In a socialist system, the extra profit can be given to the workers,
>and the workers can have shorter work-weeks.
>
>Greg
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Damned Right, Greg!!!
-Steve Walz   rstevew@armory.com

