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Old 05-06-2017, 11:28 PM   #56
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It's actually much, much bigger than that, but probably more complex and harder to gauge. If commercial drivers are affected, so will vehicle manufacturers, lawyers, insurance, police, surgeons, mechanics, car part suppliers, parking lot companies, municipalities, governmental employees, etc, etc, etc.

It's massively wide reaching. For example, my sister works for Alberta Transportation ensuring proper log keeping etc for commercial truckers. That job would be mostly gone.

It's an order of disruption potentially bigger than the internet
I'm thinking at that point there will be very few full-time employment opportunities as positions get split so that companies can save money on benefits. Basic guaranteed income eventually will roll out and we will hopefully look more like Star Trek than Road Warrior.
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