As Robots Take Our Jobs, Guaranteed Income Might Ease the Pain

Let's start with a small test. When was the following text published -- in 1961, 1987 or last week? The number of jobs lost to more efficient machines is only part of the problem. What worries many job experts more is that automation may prevent the economy from creating enough new jobs ... In the past, new industries hired far more people than those they put out of business. But this is not true of many of today's new industries ... In the past, new industries such as autos and household applia...