Artificial intelligence is reshaping our economy—and not always for the better. Right now, AI is automating hundreds of thousands of jobs, including entry-level white-collar and routine service roles. If we don’t act, many hardworking Americans could soon find themselves jobless or stuck in lower-paying gigs. Here’s what this means—and what we must do to protect our future.

🚨 A Warning from the Front Lines

1. Entry-level white-collar jobs disappearing fast Analysts like Anthropic's Dario Amodei warn up to 50% of entry-level white-collar roles could vanish within five years—driving potential unemployment spikes to 10–20% AxiosBusiness Insider+4Business Insider+4News.com.au+4.
2. Big cities hit hardest Brookings Institute notes that high-income urban centers (e.g., NYC, SF, DC) are especially vulnerable as AI targets office-based roles Wikipedia+1arXiv+1Financial Times.
3. Global job losses are already happening In 2025, over 77,000 tech-sector jobs vanished due to AI-driven lay-offs—and millions more in the pipeline The Washington Post+15Forbes+15Business Insider+15.

⚠️ What’s at Stake

1. Rising economic inequality with job displacement hitting skilled workers—and potentially sparking civil unrest .
2. Underutilized workers struggling for lower-paying roles in gig or service sectors.
3. Reduced tax revenue as fewer wage-earners pay income tax—threatening Social Security and funding for critical safety nets.

✅ What We Must Do—Now

1. Strengthen Safety Nets Expand unemployment benefits and SNAP until we secure new job pathways. Pilot a universal basic income (UBI) funded by AI-driven corporate taxation.
2. Expand unemployment benefits and SNAP until we secure new job pathways.
3. Pilot a universal basic income (UBI) funded by AI-driven corporate taxation.
4. Invest in Reskilling & Education Launch federal grants for AI/tech training in community colleges and trade schools. Prioritize skilled-trade careers—building on the trend toward vocational resilience .
5. Launch federal grants for AI/tech training in community colleges and trade schools.
6. Prioritize skilled-trade careers—building on the trend toward vocational resilience .
7. Tax AI Profits Implement a tax on AI-generated corporate revenues, directing proceeds into a Sovereign AI Fund to support displaced workers .
8. Implement a tax on AI-generated corporate revenues, directing proceeds into a Sovereign AI Fund to support displaced workers .
9. Guarantee Public Job Programs Expand federal work programs focused on infrastructure, caregiving, and environmental resilience—areas where human judgment can't be replaced.
10. Expand federal work programs focused on infrastructure, caregiving, and environmental resilience—areas where human judgment can't be replaced.
11. Regulate & Audit AI Spending Require impact assessments before government agencies deploy AI (borrow from Deloitte’s recommendations) . Prioritize responsible AI with transparency and oversight.
12. Require impact assessments before government agencies deploy AI (borrow from Deloitte’s recommendations) .
13. Prioritize responsible AI with transparency and oversight.

🌟 Robert Beers: A Smart, Responsible Vision

As a candidate for District 1, I’m determined to prepare our community for the AI-driven future:

1. Fight for AI profit taxes to fund safety nets and training.
2. Invest in rural tech training, broadband, and skilled-coaching centers.
3. Ensure careers in trades and caring professions are elevated.
4. Demand responsible AI deployment in government—no more surprise layoffs via automation.

If we act in time, AI can be a tool that empowers—not replaces—American workers. But if we ignore the warning signs, we risk falling behind.

✅ We Have a Chance—But Not Much Time

AI disruption isn’t coming—it’s already here. We must choose now: move forward with bold solutions—or inherit a future of joblessness, inequality, and instability.

Vote Robert Beers for Congress—because I see the risks, and I know what we must do to fix it.

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