AI will replace women, specifically women in rural areas, according to new research. What does that mean? It means we’re heading for a new industrial revolution that could leave rural America far behind and dump that feminist promise in the trash.
The data shows a stark divide. Millions of workers are highly exposed to AI disruption, but not all of them have the ability to pivot. Among those most at risk are office workers, administrators, customer service reps, which are roles disproportionately held by women, many of them outside major cities.
So what happens next? Governments and institutions already see the problem coming. As AI replaces human labor, the traditional tax base starts to shrink. The International Monetary Fund calls this the “erosion of the income tax base.” The system we rely on today depends heavily on workers paying into it. When those workers disappear, something has to give.
And here’s the reality: there’s no fund waiting to absorb that shock. The plan is to adjust on the fly by taxing those that are still working.
That’s a bleak future, isn’t it? Some workers will be displaced by AI, expanding the welfare state. The rest will pay more to sustain it.
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