” The poor shall always be with you”. Those words were uttered since Rome was an empire. Now, it’s still ringing true. The force of automation (low-skilled), offshoring (high-skilled but digitized) and policy changes (doing away with the safety net) drag down the unskilled like a perfect storm.
In the US of A, people cannot go back to farming, unless they build the wall at the border. Those pieces of cardboard held at street intersection by hobos and homeless are STOP signs for us to ponder the state of the Union.
No eye contact for fear of engaging. Blaming the system, blaming the victim but not ourselves. New requirements for the new economy i.e. newer car models to qualify for Uber, better inventory to sell them on Amazon, and a more spacious bedroom for Airbnb.
In sourcing or outsourcing. We are left with a new test, once pondered during the 60’s: can we transcend materialism and “Imagine” a world without possession? Small is beautiful. The less you have, the less to lose. The poor shall always be with you anyway.
Thang Nguyen 555 
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