[Vince Ferrer]

It also means that textiles can move back to the US, because the jobs will no longer be 50 cent a day sewing jobs, but high tech manufacturing. It doesn’t bring back a lot of jobs, but it helps the trade deficit.

[cherry]

automation is all fine and dandy but we actually need people to work...not just for a little paycheck but to keep their values and morals and attitude positive, as having a job will do....

we all seem to put down the workers in fast food and other simple jobs, but those jobs have a great function in society...

and do we really think that shirts are going to be suddenly cheaper?...

I guess the joke will be on the govt workers, since they'll be the only ones with income and thus will bear all the taxes...