How Technology Effects Modern America

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Welfare Reform Network. In view of these facts, I wonder if these trends are
good or bad for society. "The danger of the information age is that while in
the short run it may be cheaper to replace workers with technology, in the long
run it is potentially self-destructive because there will not be enough
purchasing power to grow the economy," M. B. Zuckerman. My feeling is that the
trend from unskilled labor to highly technical, skilled labor is a good one!
But, political action must be taken to ensure that this societal evolution is
beneficial to all of us. "Back in 1970, a high school diploma could still be a
ticket to the middle income bracket, a nice car in the driveway and a house in
the suburbs. Today all it gets is a clunker parked on the street, and a dingy
apartment in a low rent building," says Time Magazine (Jan 30, 1995 issue).
However, in 1970, our government provided our children with a free education,
allowing the vast majority of our population to earn a ...

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