Wow - What a terrible destruction of human,information, & monetary capital!

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772 tons of spent nuclear fuel going nowhere!

Da! Will California attempt to export their insurance problem like what's been done with pollution? Fortunately insurance is regulated at the state level.

"Figuring out how to eliminate jobs instead of just paying for kids to go to college."

Whoa-whoa-whoa, hang on there. "We" should pay for someone to attend college because a robot can perform a manual task?
Is that a call to ban technological progression? If that's the case, then we should be still using ANSI terminals, 300 BAUD modems, and green bar printing paper. Or worse, presenting our card decks to the High Priests of the computer room!

BTW, a robot replaced Luke Skywalker's hand and nobody in the audience shouted out for free college. ;)

No, IT staff do not need to go union. This will be a temporary boost in the need for electricians and at some point it will return to "normal", like all markets eventually do. Besides, who's going to pay top rate for Visual Basic dev? Nothing against VB, it's just the red headed stepchild of IT. :)

Enough said

You don't because you're not an Ivy League graduate and our betters are more capable of "efficient spending" than any one of us.

Any questions?

No more federal regulation is required. This corporation could've just as easily decided to outsource the work to India, Eastern Europe, or South America. Stop thinking Uncle Sam is looking out for you; he's not. Sorry. Personally, I think this isn't a wise move by the corporation. A big corporation could easily afford to fly in employees every six weeks for a few days. In addition, over time employees leave, then just hire new people near the hubs AND DON"T PUNISH THE REMOTE EMPLOYEES!!!

Printer as a Service

Um, wait. That's only for people let go from blue collar jobs like coal mining. I guess these poor souls are screwed?

Love of [Google] money is the root of all evil.

Excellent!
Where are all the "late stage capitalism" folks when you need them?

I get avoiding Wells Fargo, but don't do any mattress stuffing. This may seem counter intuitive, but money in itself is not a good store of value because inflation erodes its value. And in the US, bank savings accounts may as well be mattress stuffing! People are counting on their money being "safe" in the bank [mattress], while the bank offers low rates of returns.

All of your points are true, assuming they're from a Western Europe point of view.

Yet over time these programs demand more and more of employee earnings; there never seems enough money to meet demand.
Britain's healthcare system has workers on strike and facilities are closing.
French workers are up in arms over extending the minimal retirement age.
College is "free". Great. Will an educated person stick around for the socialist taxes during their career?
Remember Britain's "Brain Drain"?

One way or the other, a citizen still ends up paying for healthcare, college, lack of litigation, and pension.
How much is "enough"? How much is "fair"?
The State, not you, decides your healthcare, education, and pension.
The State decides your life.

And then there's this; http://moderndiplomacy.eu/202...

One more point: Two times in the 20th century the United States [that land of "indentured servants"] saved Western Europe from destruction.
Do try to be more graceful in your foreign affairs commentary.