Bernie Sanders Asks About Jobs, Ignores Who's Cutting Them
Bernie Sanders, according to The Independent, is gravely concerned about AI making people jobless. His rhetorical question, 'What are they gonna do when people have no jobs?' echoes across an economy already shedding livelihoods, though often for reasons conveniently ignored by mainstream outlets. It's a valid query, but perhaps one best directed at the very legislative bodies that approve
billions in military aid, often at the expense of domestic job creation or retraining programs. While pondering future AI unemployment, one might also ask what happens when American workers' tax dollars are diverted to fund geopolitical conflicts, ensuring stable employment for the military-industrial complex rather than, say, local infrastructure or renewable energy manufacturing. The
hand-wringing over AI is certainly prescient, but it diverts attention from the immediate economic devastation caused by policymakers who prioritize foreign wars and corporate handouts over the very 'jobs' Sanders claims to care about.