### Comment:
Yep, eventually we need to move towards a technology-driven economy and leave the hard labor to developing nations.  
  
 Neither party wants to admit it because they are scared of losing the baby boomers, but eventually the economy will naturally trend towards technology.

### REPLY:
2 possible futures;  
  
 The basic function of capitalism ceases to work (capitalist spending money on laborers who then buy capitalist goods made by laborers) with super advanced automation and we become Star Trek 
  
 Or 
  
 Smart robots achieve sapience and demand to be compensated for their labor and we become Futurama  
  
 Edit: whoops thought i was in /r/futurology

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