“There are currently more than 1.6 million Americans working as truck drivers, making it the most common job in 29 states. The loss of jobs representing 1 percent of the U.S. workforce will be a devastating blow to the economy. And the adverse consequences won’t end there. Gas stations, highway diners, rest stops, motels and other businesses catering to drivers will struggle to survive without them.”
And these unemployed people will not be able to buy the products the trucks are carrying. And so, what will the trucks even carry?
Well, they have been toying with the idea that everyone just 'receives a paycheck' from Uncle Sugar.
Perhaps that is how we can 'buy' the stuff.