by Ron McDaniel | Apr 17, 2017 | Disruptive Future, Economics, Future
This lifestyle chart illustrated levels of standards of living as we will be looking at them going forward in a world of fewer jobs and more AI and automation. Instead of trying to estimate standards of living by income levels, this chart looks at characteristics...
by Ron McDaniel | Apr 2, 2017 | Economics, Future
Governments measure their success by employment levels. It does not question if they jobs add value to people’s lives. At best, they look at lower wage versus high wage jobs as a way to measure “good” jobs. This all props up a bubble economy where...
by Ron McDaniel | Mar 26, 2017 | Disruptive Future, Economics
The idea and actual practice of basic income is gaining traction but there are still some big hurdles. People who like the idea of basic income are also probably people that would use it wisely. Alas, we humans are not all alike, which is usually a good thing but...