Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsstat.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!utcsstat!laura From: laura@utcsstat.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Robots and Employment Message-ID: <731@utcsstat.UUCP> Date: Wed, 29-Jun-83 04:11:26 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsstat.731 Posted: Wed Jun 29 04:11:26 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 29-Jun-83 06:54:34 EDT References: <142@tty3b.UUCP> Organization: U. of Toronto, Canada Lines: 19 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