Economic policies

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Capitalism depends on a lower class to be forced by economic necessity to do the low paid jobs no one else wants to do. Therefore it is in the interests of the moneyed to ensure the lowest among us don't get educated, don't get the means to escape their fates, otherwise there is a threat to profit.

We need to remake the system, and we could. After all we invented this one.

Democracy depends on the majority holding the power, and as wealth equates to power the two systems are inextricably mingled. But we invented democracy too...

Maybe AI will do it better.

Double edged sword there I suspect. Robotics and artificial protein production will reduce the jobs available for those with limited education while lowering, if not removing, the requirement for fair labour conditions and negotiable rates of pay.

The dawn of a technological underclass? The results of increased unemployment will impact on crime and narcotic abuse as well as psychological disruption. Add to that a dysfunctional and aggressive climate with the social damage that will cause and AI will have quite a job to do in keeping our civilisation on an even keel.

A more constructive approach would be to motivate the younger voters to invest in their own futures by voting in governments that have the environment and socially supportive policies at top of mind. The young have the most to lose so should be best placed to decide what world they want to grow up and procreate in without blindly following the almighty dollar.