But despite all these new possibilities created by profit-seeking businesses, I’m afraid the operations of the free market alone will not be enough to offset the massive job losses and gaping inequality on the horizon. Private companies already create plenty of human-centered service jobs—they just don’t pay well. Economic incentives, public policies, and cultural dispositions have meant that many of the most compassion-filled professions existing today often lack job security or basic dignity. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has found that home health aides and personal care aides are the
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