Smart people start businesses, there will always be those looking for a job - because such a small percentage of us are willing to risk failure and launch into the world of self-employment.

Quote from: Ghoulardi on September 12, 2016, 09:26:56 AM
There will always be jobs. Why? Robots don't buy refrigerators and automobiles.

It makes little sense to rattle out 20,000 widgets an hour using a robot if nobody's buying them.

I was reading something once where they presented the future as seen by the 1950s authors and artists.

"We were arrogant," he said. "Then 90% of the world made its living scratching dirt. By the end of the next century, 90% of the world will still make its living scratching dirt."

Back in my days growing up on the farm, 10 acres was a average small farm.  Today it all changed.    Now Small family farms average 231 acres; large family farms average 1,421 acres and the very large farm average acreage is 2,086.

My Neighbor farms just over 5000 acres.    A football field not counting the end zones is 1.1 acres.  So you can see how things have changed in just my life time. 

Quote from: walkstall on September 12, 2016, 08:41:10 PM

Back in my days growing up on the farm, 10 acres was a average small farm.  Today it all changed.    Now Small family farms average 231 acres; large family farms average 1,421 acres and the very large farm average acreage is 2,086.

My Neighbor farms just over 5000 acres.    A football field not counting the end zones is 1.1 acres.  So you can see how things have changed in just my life time.

And the typical City-Dweller has absolutely no comprehension nor gratitude for what you and your neighbors do for them.