Automation, for better and worse, is the way forward. Definitely in the US, but also in China. Labor, no matter how cheap, costs. And with the danger of the working conditions scandal resulting in bad publicity, using a machine becomes even cheaper. And automation is spreading beyond the factory floor. Is your job one that can't be automated? Will a college degree help you? Is it the right college degree to avoid being automated?

 U.S. Textile Plants Return, With Floors Largely Empty of People - NYTimes.com

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