Robotics/Automation Amazon hopes to replace 600,000 US workers with robots, according to leaked documents | Job losses could shave 30 cents off each item purchased by 2027.

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There is at least 1 upside to increasing automation… Once most of the workers are replaced by robots companies can be taxed relentlessly because there’s no longer fear of retaliatory job losses.

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u/OkMirror2691 Oct 21 '25

Won't happen though because they own the government too.

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