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The Technological Arms Race and the Middle Class
Over the last few days there's been some rumblings in the blogosphere about whether technology will or won't destroy the middle class.
There was this piece in the Washington Post by James Bessen arguing that although there might be short-term disruption, there will be plenty of work in the future for the middle class.
This was countered by Kevin Drum in Mother Jones who argues that you can hardly compare the technological changes that have happened in the past, with what is currently happening with regards to computing.