Voters may refuse to help white-collar professionals displaced by AI

Voters may refuse to help white-collar professionals displaced by AI | they very well might say, 'Yeah, tough luck. You know, lawyer, accountant that was making a million dollars a year. This is poetic justice. We're not voting for anything that helps you.'

Watch events: BLS employment reports; tech layoff trackers; Underemployment rate; Yang quarterly updates

they very well might say, 'Yeah, tough luck. You know, lawyer, accountant that was making a million dollars a year. This is poetic justice. We're not voting for anything that helps you.'

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  "context": "they very well might say, 'Yeah, tough luck...We're not voting for anything that helps you.' that wouldn't surprise me at all",
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