Machines and Human Labor

The future of America does not look too prominent. The gap of wealth is widening. The rich are getting richer and the poor are poorer. Pretty soon the gap between the rich and the poor will become irreversible. People who would have had solid jobs in past generations are getting laid off or fired in this day and age. The middle class seems to be disappearing because of new advances in technology such as machines and computers. The computers and machines are taking over the jobs of the middle class people. People that still have jobs are expected to work extra long and grueling hours. These people will eventually be replaced due to costs of production. The government tries to lessen the gap between the rich and the poor but their efforts are useless. If the gap continues to widen we will see a grim future.
Since the golden age of post World War II, the financial gap of the rich and poor has dramatically increased. In “America’s Anxious Class,” Robert Reich describes ho...