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Raising minimum wage will raise something else: An army of robots taking away folks' jobs

Loud Speaker

Actually, you are not totally correct. It is true capitalism is a concept, and not capable of caring.

However, if a political system fails to enable a significant portion of the population to eat, history teaches us that a lot of people will die - and mostly not of hunger. (See ISIS, French Revolution, etc) Te people that won the robots are top of the list for being lined up and shot when the revolution comes. However, history also teaches us that the collateral damage will be huge.

Stability requires not just limiting the excesses - a tactic quite popular in Europe, but manipulating the system to achieve a stable state - changing the entire public's understanding of the consequences of their actions. This would probably involve public humiliation of anyone pushing for extremism of any kind (not executions - that makes them martyrs).

It also requires explaining that paying fortunes to footballers (by paying silly money to watch sport on TV) also, "celebrities" and "pop idols" is the reason why you have no pension and can't afford medical care (including can't afford the NHS in the UK). Yes, Joe Blow - it IS your fault, not Trump's).

Of course, the age old tradition of putting thieves in the stocks and pelting them with rotten fruit and vegetables would be a good way to handle boards of directors involved in tax dodging too. Think of the satisfaction value!

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