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In an automated factory, the number of jobs needed changes significantly compared to a traditional factory
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Fewer production-line jobs
  • Automation handles many repetitive, manual tasks previously performed by human workers, reducing the need for direct labor on the assembly line.
  • For example, BMW's Spartanburg plant uses extensive automation, yet their workforce increased to handle tasks robots cannot perform, such as programming and maintenance.
New and evolving roles
  • The demand shifts towards highly skilled positions that complement automation.
  • New jobs in fields like robotics, engineering, electronics, data science, machine learning, and AI strategy are emerging.
  • Existing roles also evolve, requiring workers to develop new skills like programming, robotics, and data analysis to interact with automated systems. A mid-sized automotive parts manufacturer implemented training programs, allowing workers to adapt to automated assembly lines.
Potential for job creation
  • Automation can lead to job growth by increasing efficiency and fostering competitive businesses, which then contributes to economic growth and further employment opportunities within the sector.
  • Industries around creating and maintaining automated systems emerge and expand as demand for sophisticated production capabilities increases.
  • While millions of jobs may be displaced, automation is also projected to create millions of new jobs, leading to a net increase in some cases, according to the World Economic Forum.
Focus on human skills
  • Human workers remain essential for tasks requiring creativity, judgment, complex problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
  • These skills are not easily automated and are becoming increasingly valuable in an automated environment.
In conclusion, an automated factory will require fewer traditional assembly line workers but will necessitate a workforce with a different skillset focused on overseeing, maintaining, programming, and interacting with automated systems, creating new job opportunities and shifting the nature of work.
 
OMG....good thing that hasn't happened in previous admins.
Hey....how about this...impose a massive tariff on a country becasue their government is going after a former president, and Trump likes the private citizen that he feels is subjected to a witch hunt. Higher prices for everybody so Trump can take care of a friend.
 
Hey....how about this...impose a massive tariff on a country becasue their government is going after a former president, and Trump likes the private citizen that he feels is subjected to a witch hunt. Higher prices for everybody so Trump can take care of a friend.

Read some US History books.

The U.S. first became significantly involved in other countries' internal affairs during the Barbary Wars (1801-1805 and 1815), where it fought against Barbary pirates in North Africa. These conflicts were the first nominal foreign wars waged by the U.S. after independence. Additionally, the U.S. intervened in Mexico in the 1860s, opposing the French installation of Maximilian I as emperor and supporting the Mexican government.
 
AI Overview

The United States has engaged in numerous interventions in other countries' internal issues throughout its history
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Precise figures on the total number of interventions vary depending on the definition of "intervention" and the scope of analysis.
  • A study by the Military Intervention Project at Tufts University found that the U.S. has undertaken over 500 international military interventions since 1776, with nearly 60% occurring between 1950 and 2017.
  • Other sources indicate that the U.S. has engaged in nearly 400 military interventions between 1776 and 2023, with roughly half occurring since 1950.
These interventions have taken various forms, including:
  • Military deployments and use of force: This includes overt military actions like the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as covert operations involving special forces or proxy groups.
  • Regime change operations: Both overt and covert actions aimed at replacing existing governments with those more aligned with US interests.
  • Interference in elections: Supporting preferred candidates or parties in foreign elections, as seen in cases like Italy in 1948 and Russia in 1996.
  • Providing support to rebel groups:Offering training, weapons, and other assistance to groups fighting against foreign governments, such as the Mujahideen in Afghanistan and the Contras in Nicaragua.
Examples of interventions include:
  • Overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893.
  • 1953 Iranian coup d'état orchestrated by the CIA.
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba in 1961.
  • Intervention in the Vietnam War.
  • Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq following the September 11th attacks.
The motivations behind these interventions have been diverse and include:
  • Protecting economic interests.
  • Promoting democracy and human rights.
  • Counterterrorism.
  • Countering the influence of rivals (e.g., the Soviet Union during the Cold War, China in recent years).
The effectiveness and consequences of these interventions are a subject of ongoing debate, with some scholars arguing that they often fail to achieve their stated objectives and can lead to unintended negative consequences, such as increased instability, civil wars, and human rights abuses.
 
Hey....how about this...impose a massive tariff on a country becasue their government is going after a former president, and Trump likes the private citizen that he feels is subjected to a witch hunt. Higher prices for everybody so Trump can take care of a friend.

Your severe Trump Derangement Syndrome or Tariff Derangement Syndrome leaves you blind towards any other motivations besides what you believe in your small mind.

 
I've never seen someone more excited to see the prices they pay increase from between 10% and 100+% as Wease. MAGA
 
I've never seen someone more excited to see the prices they pay increase from between 10% and 100+% as Wease. MAGA

I’m not sure what the hell you’re talking about but you are funny.

Inflation is only 2.4% this year and in January I got a 12% pay raise from my Company.

You’re not seeing the benefits of Trumps policies I guess or reading the long term implications but for me so far this year my 401K has gained $60,000. That’s about $10,000 per month.

Now Trump just got passed to continue the TCJA which keeps my Tax rates lower than they were before that legislation passed.

I think you’re a retiree over 65 so you just gained an extra write off of $6,000 on top of the $2,000 for a total of $8,000 on top of the single Standard deduction increase of $750 for a total there of $15,750. (Your single total $23,750) You can do your own math 🧮 if you file jointly.

The Federal Reserve has been holding interest rates steady because of the Tariff activity but that dam will break soon enough since so far importers aren’t passing along their higher costs. They will some eventually while certain manufacturing takes time to get up and running back in the USA 🇺🇸

You don’t watch CNBC or Bloomberg do you?

It is what he voted for.

Yes it is.

Illegal immigrants are a cost item not just considering supply and demand for housing in the areas they permeate. They exhaust resources such as medical and food prices. They add to Human waste (Garbage) and cause pollution. I’m sorry for their plights but they aren’t our responsibility here. I’d rather we try to help our own poor.

Getting rid of the people who don’t belong here will create more opportunities for those that were born here. Manufacturing returning due to Tariff costs will create job opportunities. Of course not as many as before automation and AI 🤖 but there are still jobs that Humans will need to do.

Already there have been reports of Amazon firing TPS workers because they can no longer obtain work visas. More jobs for American citizens.

As far as Tariffs why should we seek out external revenues. Vietnam 🇻🇳 needed to fold on Tariffs because they can’t exist without the American consumer. Canada needs us too. They won’t find enough buyers to support their economy. EU will relent because they want to sell their cars here. The new De Minis tariffs will kill all this flood of cheap **** out of China. That’s good. Brazil 🇧🇷 may be a tough negotiation? But that’s also a War against the BRICS. If we let other Nations replace the Dollar 💵 we’re screwed. The Trump Administration and all the other Politicians on both sides know this.

I personally think our biggest problem in the US is fighting against our such incredibly poorly educated population. The great rabble. Not to mention all the special interests pushing and pulling.

Anyway am I MAGA? I don’t own any gear but I’d rather just be called a Patriot to my own House 🏡 I’m not going to poke holes in my own ship. Only morons want to sink the boats they’re sailing ⛵️ in.
 

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