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Wednesday 19 December 2018

Part 52 - The new world

Consider me a dreamer.

I have reached the point in life where I want something, I go for it.

Now that my kids have left home and I have time to consider things I found that I wanted to actually contribute more to society than just being a part of it.

That's why I am going to stand for the Australian Senate in 2019.

As I have said before, many times, we are on the cusp of massive change in our society with the rise of automation and artificial intelligence. What that means is that many jobs that exist now won't exist in the future. And I mean the very near future.

Obviously this will mean that there are a lot of new jobs created but but not as many jobs will exist as time goes on.

That's where we have the conundrum.
Faster, cheaper and  more efficient manufacturing creating more product at a cheaper price.
With this production and a reduction in the required workforce who will buy the product if we have a shrinking level of employment?

That's where the system falls down as the current politicians can't or won't recognise this as an emerging reality.

We need a complete revamp of the way we think about unemployment and the way we treat unemployed people.

To do that we need to look at the whole welfare and taxation system in Australia and look at ways of improving this to cater for people who can't get work. We also need to have people in power who recognise that, understand technology and are prepared to do something about it before it turns around and bites us on the backside.

If we don't do something before it hits in a big way then we become the victim.
Lets use it to our advantage instead and get ahead of the game.

Universal basic income, or the right to have an income regardless of what you do has to become the new normal.

Revolutionary concept? so was the 40 (or 35) hour work week, women's votes and universal healthcare.
All of these were supposed to destroy the country/society/world but we are now richer in all ways because of them.

That's why we need to change the way we think and if the current politicians won't change (think coal mines) then we need to get people who will.

The choice is yours and in 2019 you have the opportunity to do something about it.

Think wisely before you vote. 

#Votepirate

@VoteCliveMyers

 



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