Some people in our modern Land of Plenty have even found themselves completely sidelined, despite being hale and hearty and eager to roll up their sleeves. Similar to the English draft horses at the turn of the twentieth century, they won’t find employers willing to hire them at any wage. Asian, African, or robot labor will always come cheaper. And while it’s still often more efficient to outsource work cheaply to Asia and Africa,29 the moment wages and technologies in those countries start to catch up, robots will win out even there. In the end, outsourcing is just a stepping-stone.
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