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> High minimum wage is what prompted this automation in the first place.

`High` is subjective. $x minimum wage did not prompt automaton, a rising minimum wage catalyses R&D into automaton with better incentives. It's inevitable, and Mr CEO was always going to fire everyone and replace them with robots the moment it became cost effective.

> How UBI will be funded is another matter

Larger profit margins for big corporations turning to automaton, let's tax them more.



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