This is perhaps one of the more basic issues with Capitalism that a lot of the people on the right haven't adequately addressed - it cannot neatly account for economic conditions where labor is so readily replaced.
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The answer is not tyrannical socialism under the guise of karl marx with a lollipop
Right, but I am not shy about the idea that I think the marketplace should be regulated to some degree. The free market is something of a myth - it doens't exist at all in international trade, which dramatically impacts ALL levels of the market below it...
And this makes me open to the idea of regulating it locally for the benefit of the people.