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Comment Bill Is A Little Late (Score 2) 392

I've been in manufacturing since 1975(!). You would not believe, even in small shops, how much automation has changed the way things are done. In 1975, if you wanted something to move, you grabbed a handle and cranked. Now days, you write code, load it into a computer and hit 'start'. The computer then selects the tool, moves it into position, and heads toward the work at an almost inconceivable rate of speed. This has been going on since the mid '80s. A little late to start taxing robots now.

Comment Division of wealth... (Score 1) 605

Disney IS cruel to its employees. I've worked there, I know. I'll just be glad when we can start replacing CEOs, CFOs etc. with H1B visa workers. Just think of how much money we could save on health care if we started replacing CEOs that earn $10,000,000 a year (plus stock options) with someone from, say India, that's willing to do the job for a fraction of that. Maybe then we wouldn't have to pass a law forcing people to buy their product. Sorry, but I have to call b/s on Mr. O'Neill's story too. If there really is a shortage, why FIRE one worker in favor of a cheaper one?

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