That's an unnecessarily long read (as written), and my opinion is that it's mostly bullshit. Here's a telltale sign of a bullshit editorial: misleading facts. "This slowdown in productivity has decreased gross domestic product by $2.7 trillion in 2015—about $8,400 for every American." Let's go to the chart -
The chart
does not show year-to-year GDP, rather it shows year-to-year percent GDP
growth. So in this chart, GDP has not actually decreased since 2009. In 2015 (the year referenced in the article) GDP grew 1.98%; that rate is slightly less than the 2.47% rate it grew in 2014 - the growth was $2.7 trillion less - but that's not a decrease. In general, GDP growth has been strong from 2010 on (when we officially came out of recession).
The point he's trying to make is bogus. Yes, technology makes old things obsolete, that's life, live with it. He fails to mention that a strong push towards (for example) solar energy would create the millions of jobs he's looking for. And Bernie took-in and spent the same amount as Hillary - another bogus point. And Trump is
owned by corporate America, it's how he makes a living. Has he ever seen The Apprentice? I mean, really?
