tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521869986233958040.post7232046175428193178..comments2023-07-14T01:20:34.220-07:00Comments on Human Consequences: Riders on the StormNejla Routsonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774199748200642859noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521869986233958040.post-6202794483795045182009-02-23T16:34:00.000-08:002009-02-23T16:34:00.000-08:00True. The American economy won't be able to recove...True. The American economy won't be able to recover unless it successfully transitions a significant portion of its blue collar jobs into technical jobs.<BR/><BR/>The only way to compete with the lower wages in other nations is to increase productivity, which means increased automation. Expecting a factory job paying 90k a year is a thing of the past. Isolating the economy from the global economy will only cease to further reduce the available job market as the variety of jobs that depend on globalization will decline.Artificial Wisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596383987021017812noreply@blogger.com