Subject: Re: Question about job gains in health care?
“I was ashamed at first, but now I’m angry. This is not how things are supposed to be.”

She shouldn't be ashamed. But her anger is misplaced. There really is no "how things are supposed to be". There is what the market will bear, and any distortions introduced by special favors. And maybe bad planning on her part (e.g. did she have any savings, LBYM?). Did the company go under? Not enough details to judge.

Going forward, though, I expect that it will be difficult to plan for the long term. As tech advances, and AI gets smarter, there will be less demand for headcount. Unlike other "revolutions" that resulted in net job creation, it appears automation and AI won't be doing that. They will destroy more jobs than they create.

Andrew Yang will be proven correct. But he was 10-20 years early. A UBI is inevitable, unless you want food riots.