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To: bentway who wrote (15739)	4/22/2017 12:09:11 AM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By TimF Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 365120

>> If you've got another one, let's hear it. The reason it is a hard problem is that socialism doesn't work. Never has. And isn't going to. People must have a reasonable degree of control over their own economic lives or there is no freedom. Sanders-styled socialism demonstrably does not offer that. While I am pessimistic, as my previous post mentioned, I think it is likely that the wealthy bloc will serve their own interests and maintain sufficient diversity of wealth to keep intact a market economy because that does maximize corporate and personal self-interest. It is worth thinking about, though. It is hard to know where this is headed and a wide array of possible outcomes exist. It doesn't look good to me, though. Mainly because there is no serious thought being given to it by world leaders.

To: bentway who wrote (15739)	4/22/2017 1:00:33 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 365120

We're headed for robots which make robots to make self-driving cars. We're gonna have to tax all robots, and use that money to provide a minimum income for everybody. Not all jobs are replaceable, so we have to figure out how to reward those workers. Then we have to figure out how to keep people occupied, besides oxycontin. Maybe semi-pro sports town teams/leagues and WPA Project #1.. Federal Project Number One[ edit] A significant aspect of the Works Progress Administration was the Federal Project Number One, which had five different parts: the Federal Art Project, the Federal Music Project, the Federal Theatre Project, the Federal Writers Project, and the Historical Records Survey. The government wanted to provide new federal cultural support instead of just providing direct grants to private institutions. After only one year, over 40,000 artists and other talented workers had been employed through this project in the United States. [31] Cedric Larson stated that "The impact made by the five major cultural projects of the WPA upon the national consciousness is probably greater in toto than anyone readily realizes. As channels of communication between the administration and the country at large, both directly and indirectly, the importance of these projects cannot be overestimated, for they all carry a tremendous appeal to the eye, the ear, or the intellect—or all three." [32]:491 en.wikipedia.org