So what do you propose? Small business should front this enormous burden because society won&#x27;t install a better solution?<p>Small business make up 99.7% of all companies in the US, and account for 65% of all jobs created since 1995. [1][2][3][4]. But that&#x27;s not to say big businesses aren&#x27;t impacted by this.<p>The more expensive you make human labor, the more of these unskilled and low education jobs disappear (McDonald&#x27;s automated kiosks, for example). Small businesses just can&#x27;t afford to employ as many people, and big businesses turn to increased automation... which is the exact problem you&#x27;re describing.<p>This seems to pivot your point to suggesting a BI. If so, then you&#x27;ll need to adopt the plan I&#x27;ve been advocating this entire time - increased (and&#x2F;or mandatory) higher education and&#x2F;or highly skilled training. Otherwise BI falls apart as it won&#x27;t be a self sustaining economy. Federal revenue is paid for by the workforce in majority (payroll tax + income tax equal about 80% of federal revenue[5]). If the workforce shrinks (and it doesn&#x27;t make logical sense to tax a BI), then we have a problem.<p>The plan I&#x27;ve advocated can be adopted and be successful with or without a BI economy. I don&#x27;t see a better plan coming from you, however.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.inc.com&#x2F;jared-hecht&#x2F;are-small-businesses-really-the-backbone-of-the-economy.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.inc.com&#x2F;jared-hecht&#x2F;are-small-businesses-really-t...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sbecouncil.org&#x2F;about-us&#x2F;facts-and-data&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sbecouncil.org&#x2F;about-us&#x2F;facts-and-data&#x2F;</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sba.gov&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;FAQ_Sept_2012.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sba.gov&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;FAQ_Sept_2012.pdf</a><p>[4] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;jasonnazar&#x2F;2013&#x2F;09&#x2F;09&#x2F;16-surprising-statistics-about-small-businesses&#x2F;#c9409a63078c" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;jasonnazar&#x2F;2013&#x2F;09&#x2F;09&#x2F;16-surpris...</a><p>[5] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cbpp.org&#x2F;research&#x2F;policy-basics-where-do-federal-tax-revenues-come-from" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cbpp.org&#x2F;research&#x2F;policy-basics-where-do-federal-...</a>