I don't know how many of you are paying attention to this trend, but in recent years, American companies are investing in substantial automation, AI and robotics. From robots that can stock shelves, to automation of food prep., cashier-less grocery stores (where we scan our own food), AI programming for a variety of uses (engineering, legal arguments, medical diagnosis, etc.), the advancements themselves are truly impressive.
This brings us to a likely possibility that a substantial portion of the US population will be jobless, soon. I'm estimating that at least 10%-15% of the American workforce will be unemployed (and possibly unemployable due to obsolete skills) in the next 1-3 years. This will only mean that employees will have less leverage to ask for more $$$, PTO, etc., as they will likely be easily replaced/laid off.
So, how are people supposed to pay for basic necessities, when they have/will become obsolete?
EDIT: I mean, they can always go back to school, but that's not a real alternative for most people. If you are struggling to put food on the table, how are you going to afford tuition? Get school loans? And what about the people close to retirement? Are we going to force people in mid-50s to early 60s to go back to school, so they can get a job and don't become homeless?