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Mme. Defarge

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Wed Jun 17, 2026, 01:18 PM Wednesday

Please explain - [View all]

If humans are no longer needed to manufacture products and provide services, eliminating the cost of labor, how will people pay for those things and how will the owners generate income? For that matter, how would the U.S. government replace the loss of taxpayer revenue?

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