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Workless Future

Workless Future We are fast approaching the time when robots can do 98% of the work, the middle classes will disappear altogether; and here is where a universal pay will kick in someone has to buy what robots make. But if you think you will get a pay packet every month you are mistaking it will be in the form of stamps you can use to buy foodstuff and the more expensive things you buy, the more stamps are used. There will be two types of stamps. Blue and yellow the last for entertainment such as going to a restaurant, if you use all the yellow ones it is possible to bribe the waiter to accept the blue ones. Driverless cars are for monthly rental; you can also save on stamps and buy one that way. There will be no election as there are no parties to elect and the authorities will be a remote entity that cannot be reached: I wish you well in a life of no work, except if you are a chef, robots only makes bland food.

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