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[mrklaw]

I don't see how this could be possibly work when not all members of the workforce share the same skill set. Furthermore the folks whose jobs are eliminated due to automation won't necessarily be able to transition to something else because of lack of education and experience.

Was partly being facetious but not completely

There has been a huge shift in working patterns since maybe the 70s? Where more and more women were working. Ostensibly this supports freedom and equality. But I think one side effect is arguably less freedom. As the number of dual income households grew, so did their buying power. This could impact things like house prices. So if you choose not to have both of you working, you were at an increasingly negative financial position vs the new norm. I think there is an argument to suggest that 20-s ago women didn’t have the freedom to choose to work vs raise a family, and now the reverse is partly true -they don’t have the full freedom to choose to stay at home

 

[tonysidaway]

Exactly what it's like if you got two people working their asses off with young kids in tow.

Hence the benefits of universal provision of childcare for those in work. Young parents being run ragged by their workload is neither inevitable nor natural, it's an artificial state of affairs that can be alleviated to the benefit of all.