When robots take routine middle-class jobs, those workers drop out of the workforce

Can we explore this idea a little? Like for example, how would I buy my sewing machine thread and fabric to make the clothes we wear and sometimes sell? The gardening and canning supplies that we use to grow and preserve our food? Which type of money do I use for what part of my life?

I was actually thinking of a different split between actual labor dollars, so we could more easily trade home-made cheese for haircuts, and speculation dollars, used for making risky bets in markets.

As you probably have guessed, we have already entered the other economy.

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