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From: laura@utcsstat.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Robots and Employment
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Date: Wed, 29-Jun-83 04:11:26 EDT
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Mike Kelly writes:

	When the benefits of technology are used to truly improve job quality 
	and the priority is full employment, then I'll believe in robotics.  
	Until then,I just keep asking, "Cui Bono?"

If through robots efficiency is improved and there is more money to in the
country, I'll take a government grant/welfare/waht-ever-you-call-it and
spend my time writing neat graphics for video-games, or terminal games
on a bitmapped display. I'd even have time to write more ficiton and see
if I ever get good enough to be published. How many people do you know 
wouldnt rather be on paid vacation as long as they were fed and clothed
(admittedly in the standard that they had been accustomed to)?

I would rather if private industry gave out the grants, rather than the
government, but then I too favour a very limited government...

Laura Creighton
utzoo!utcsstat!laura