Cheap solar panels from China to end?
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The fact is there are more people than decent jobs, and that trend is accelerating with AI taking white-collar jobs, self-driving vehicles, B&M retail disappearing, and yes drones deliver pizzas.
We need a fundamental redesign of the political-economics so our society doesn't require endless growth, ordinary people can have rewarding lives without traditional paid work, the rewards of tech's increasing productivity getting more evenly distributed rather than concentrated at the top.
Making the market less efficient by trying to bring back manual labor factories is a non-starter, might as well wish for only white male property owners to have the vote.
The whole concept of "nation-state" is pretty obsolete, time is running out to solve these problems globally or the whole house of cards comes tumbling down
We need a fundamental redesign of the political-economics so our society doesn't require endless growth, ordinary people can have rewarding lives without traditional paid work, the rewards of tech's increasing productivity getting more evenly distributed rather than concentrated at the top.
Making the market less efficient by trying to bring back manual labor factories is a non-starter, might as well wish for only white male property owners to have the vote.
The whole concept of "nation-state" is pretty obsolete, time is running out to solve these problems globally or the whole house of cards comes tumbling down
There are other ways too.
On this issue: solar panel manufacturers employ about 8,000 Americans while another 240,000 U.S. jobs are related to selling and installing those solar panels. The companies involved in that end of the business are opposed to any tariffs because more expensive solar panels will likely mean fewer people wanting them installed. In fact, the industry is warning that 88,000 jobs are at risk if action is taken to save the 8,000 jobs manufacturing solar panels in the U.S.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffre...rotectionism-costing-more-jobs-than-it-saves/
On this issue: solar panel manufacturers employ about 8,000 Americans while another 240,000 U.S. jobs are related to selling and installing those solar panels. The companies involved in that end of the business are opposed to any tariffs because more expensive solar panels will likely mean fewer people wanting them installed. In fact, the industry is warning that 88,000 jobs are at risk if action is taken to save the 8,000 jobs manufacturing solar panels in the U.S.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffre...rotectionism-costing-more-jobs-than-it-saves/
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We've already veered too far into politics. Let stay on topic.
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