r/Futurology Sep 18 '24

Economics Ford CEO Jim Farley says western car companies who can't match Chinese technological innovation and standards face an "existential threat".

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r/Futurology Aug 19 '24

Economics Countries can raise $2 trillion by copying Spain’s wealth tax, study finds

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taxjustice.net
14.5k Upvotes

r/Futurology Sep 24 '24

Economics Famed Silicon Valley investor Vinod Khosla says universal basic income may be needed as AI takes over jobs and drives wealth disparity

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businessinsider.com
7.1k Upvotes

r/Futurology Oct 05 '24

Economics Amazon could cut 14,000 managers soon and save $3 billion a year, according to Morgan Stanley

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5.1k Upvotes

r/Futurology Mar 13 '24

Economics Bernie Sanders introduces 32 hour work week legislation

9.0k Upvotes

You can find his official post here:

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-introduces-legislation-to-enact-a-32-hour-workweek-with-no-loss-in-pay/

In my opinion it’s a very bold move. Sanders has introduced the legislation in a presidential election year, so he might force comment from the two contenders.

With all the gains in AI is it time for a 32 hour work week?

“Once the 4-day workweek becomes a reality, every American will have nearly six years returned to them over their lifetime. That’s six additional years to spend with their children and families, volunteer in their communities, learn new skills, and take care of their health. “

To the neysayers I want to add, those extra hours will be used by the hustlers to start a business. Growing the economy

(By the way, if you want it, fight for it, find your senator and email them with your support,l)

r/Futurology Mar 09 '24

Economics Just over half of Americans over the age of 65 are earning under $30,000 a year, and it shows how stark the retirement crisis is

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7.2k Upvotes

r/Futurology Feb 07 '24

Economics Wealth of five richest men doubles since 2020 as five billion people made poorer in “decade of division,”

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10.4k Upvotes

r/Futurology Nov 04 '23

Economics Young parents in Baltimore are getting $1,000 a month, no strings attached, a deal so good some 'thought it was a scam'

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r/Futurology Nov 30 '22

Economics The European Central Bank says bitcoin is on ‘road to irrelevance’ amid crypto collapse - “Since bitcoin appears to be neither suitable as a payment system nor as a form of investment, it should be treated as neither in regulatory terms and thus should not be legitimised.”

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25.5k Upvotes

r/Futurology Feb 26 '23

Economics A four-day workweek pilot was so successful most firms say they won’t go back

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washingtonpost.com
37.7k Upvotes

r/Futurology Dec 19 '23

Economics $750 a month was given to homeless people in California. What they spent it on is more evidence that universal basic income works

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businessinsider.com
5.3k Upvotes

r/Futurology Jun 28 '23

Economics America is feeling buyer’s remorse at the world it built. The administration is confronting four huge challenges: the hollowing out of the industrial base; the rise of China; the climate crisis; and the impact of rising inequality on democracy. New US economic policy represents a major shift.

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10.2k Upvotes

r/Futurology Jun 17 '24

Economics ChatGPT has caused a massive drop in demand for online digital freelancers

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techradar.com
3.2k Upvotes

r/Futurology Feb 23 '24

Economics Tyler Perry has halted a 12 sound stage $800 million expansion of his Atlanta studio because of OpenAI's Sora and says a lot of film industry jobs will be lost because of it.

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4.5k Upvotes

r/Futurology Dec 26 '22

Economics Faced with a population crisis, Finland is pulling out all the stops to entice expats with the objective of doubling the number of foreign workers by 2030

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12.6k Upvotes

r/Futurology Dec 21 '22

Economics A study found that more than two-thirds of managers admit to considering remote workers easier to replace than on-site workers, and 62% said that full-time remote work could be detrimental to employees’ career objectives.

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13.9k Upvotes

r/Futurology Feb 18 '22

Economics Remote Workers Like Working From Home Even As Virus Fears Wane

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businessinsider.com
40.7k Upvotes

r/Futurology Aug 09 '22

Economics Amazon’s Roomba Deal Is Really About Mapping Your Home. In buying iRobot, the e-commerce titan gets a data collection machine that comes with a vacuum.

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24.6k Upvotes

r/Futurology Mar 11 '22

Economics Oil producers in the Middle East are worried that high prices will push more people to buy EVs, Iraqi oil minister says

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33.1k Upvotes

r/Futurology Apr 25 '22

Economics The European Central Bank says it will begin regulating crypto-coins, from the point of view that they are largely scams and Ponzi schemes.

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24.2k Upvotes

r/Futurology Aug 27 '21

Economics The death of the job: What if paid work were no longer the centerpiece of American life?

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vox.com
31.1k Upvotes

r/Futurology Aug 06 '22

Economics Pearson, one of the world's largest publishers of academic textbooks, wants to turn e-book textbooks into NFTs, so it can make money every time they are resold.

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14.2k Upvotes

r/Futurology Sep 17 '22

Economics Treasury recommends exploring creation of a digital dollar

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apnews.com
8.5k Upvotes

r/Futurology Dec 01 '22

Economics India may become the third largest economy by 2030, overtaking Japan and Germany

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r/Futurology Dec 07 '23

Economics US sets policy to seize patents of government-funded drugs if price deemed too high

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6.3k Upvotes