It's a Living. Part I: David's Saga. Episode 17: 3rd Time's The ...

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In the previous episode, David proposed that the end of jobs might possibly be a net plus for society. His next day, however, would not be a net plus.

It was an ordinary afternoon. Susan was giving a singing lesson on Skype. Adam was quietly doing his homework. (Their parenting-by-guilt was working remarkably well.) David was staring into his Big Data, trying to make more efficient the single-payer health care system his white paper helped get enacted. He was so proud that he helped pass the law that allowed 50 million more people, including 11 million formerly illegal immigrants, to get health care.

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