[Oatka]

I say we are headed toward an automated world in which brands and companies will exist, but the need for workers will diminish.

And one wonders how many products the robots will buy.

[ClearCase_guy]

I guess what I'm saying is that society is like a rowboat heading toward a waterfall. A lot of people are rowing full speed ahead for Obama because they are convinced that paradise is just around the corner.

At some point, it becomes impossible to turn around, and it may be that there is no "Plan B". People might wake up and say "Socialism really doesn't work!" and they may say "Our factories are automated, but who can buy the goods?"

And the question is: What now? You've gone over the waterfall. People lack a work ethic. People lack an education. The school system is a wasteland that simply cannot turn out a decent product for at least a generation. Morals are shot. The entire culture is shot.

People need to REALLY think out of the box. The problem is here today, but the fix is (maybe) 20 years away. What do we do?

I don't pretend to have the answer, but voting for a better guy, or tweaking section 24B of the tax code is definitely not going to stop us from going over the waterfall.

As I see it, the Left has executed a long-term plan over the past 100+ years. Conservatives need to stop thinking "How can next quarter be better?" and start thinking "Where can we hope to be in 2050?" As I say, I have no answer, but I think quick fixes are not the way. If going over the waterfall is inevitable (and I think it is) then we better start planning what to do after the crash at the bottom.