Pause for the Cause

Two economists just published a mathematical proof that AI will destroy the economy. Not might. Not could. Will — if nothing changes. The paper is called "The AI Layoff Trap." Published March 2, 2026. Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Boston University. Peer reviewed. Mathematically modeled. The conclusion is one sentence. "At the limit, firms automate their way to boundless productivity and zero demand." An economy that produces everything. And sells it to nobody. Here is how you get there. A company fires 500 workers and replaces them with AI. A competitor fires 700 to keep up. Another fires 1,000. Every company is behaving rationally. Every company is following the incentives correctly. And every company is building a trap for itself. Because the workers who were fired were also customers. When they lose their jobs faster than the economy can absorb them, they stop spending. Consumer demand falls. Companies respond by cutting costs — which means automating more workers — which means less spending — which means more falling demand — which means more automation. The loop has no natural exit. The researchers tested every proposed solution. Universal basic income. Capital income taxes. Worker equity participation. Upskilling programs. Corporate coordination agreements. Every single one failed in the model. The only intervention that worked: a Pigouvian automation tax — a per-task levy charged every time a company replaces a human with AI, forcing them to price in the demand they are destroying before they pull the trigger. No government has implemented this. No major economy is seriously discussing it. Meanwhile the numbers are already tracking the curve. 100,000 tech workers laid off in 2025. 92,000 more in the first months of 2026. Jack Dorsey fired half of Block's workforce and said publicly: "Within the next year, the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion." Nobody is doing anything wrong. Companies are following their incentives perfectly. That is exactly the problem. Rational behavior. At scale. Simultaneously. With no mechanism to stop it. Two economists built the math. The math leads to one place. Source: Falk & Tsoukalas · Wharton School + Boston University ·

For those of you who do not understand the excessive spending by the government and how we are to be able to afford it need to look into #MMT (Modern Monetary Theory). This is the driving force behind the behavior. This is how they are planning on being able to handle it... First, they view money as just a ledger with no inherent value to mess up. The government basically has no debt, it just has control over the entire pool of money. They believe that the government can, and should, spend as much money as they want on things like infrastructure, UBI and other social programs. Some of them may deny they are socialist, but it is very clear if you understand this principle. I don't have a problem with some social programs, just the way that things are currently being handled. They view the creation of money on these social programs as just new entries on the ledger and then view taxes as money basically being destroyed or removed from the ledger. The plan is to implement higher tax rates to offset the creation of the new money to try to control inflation. This all basically boils down to control. They want complete control over the monetary system. They will continue to treat our economy like this, which will continue to result in increased inflation until the US dollar eventually collapses. This is likely when emergency legislation will approve ditching the US dollar and adopting a new global currency, so that the #IMF and #centralbanks can have global totalitarian control. At this point we will no longer have sovereignty as a country. If we don't comply with whatever regulations and restrictions are set by them, they will have the ability to cripple us as a country because we will be completely dependent on them, since they control the ledger. This is the ultimate goal for totalitarian regimes. Centralized power and control... This is the wrong direction for society, regardless if their intentions are what they believe to be in the best interests of society or not. Greed is the root cause of the majority of our problems in this world. Greed of power is usually the goal. Money is just a tool that is used to exert said power. Centralized power leads to easier exploitation of the masses. This is bad for society because of the lack of checks and balances. The United States of America’s strength comes from the distribution of power amongst the states and the ability to govern at a more local level. This world is not one size fits all and it shouldn't be... We are the salt of the Earth. The uniqueness that we all have to offer is what makes life worth living. Individualism is important to the collective and should be protected. We've seen what happens under totalitarian regimes in the past. The people who are in control live great lives, while the masses suffer. Do we really want to continue down this path? I acknowledge that our current system is broken and that we can do better as a society. The top heavy distribution of wealth will not just go away with MMT, it will just reinforce their hold. We need to address the issue from a foundational level. Starting with changing the way that we determine and collect taxes. #TheFixforCapitalism proposal uses the lowest paid employee's salary to determine tax rates within each business chain. Your income tax rate is equal to how many times more you make than the lowest paid employee. This tethers the welfare of the lowest paid employee to all other stakeholders. This is the foundation of the change that we need. Currently we have CEOs who make thousands of times more than their employees make, this is unsustainable and a net negative for society. We also have businesses who have manipulated our tax laws to avoid paying their fair share. This needs to stop... By changing the method of taxing profits to a corporate tax collected on wages paid, we can ensure that all businesses are paying their fair share. Transparency and simplicity are the best ways to combat corruption. My proposed system encourages and requires more transparency. Together we can build a better tomorrow for us all. However, it will take an effort to get to that point. Join with me and #PausefortheCause! Pause your spending at corporate owned businesses on the 8th, 18th and 28th of each month. On those days, shop local and support small businesses. This is something that we can all do to help make a difference. Let’s show them that we are ready for a change. If this message speaks to you, and you want to help further the cause, please share this with your friends and family members. Share it with your local representatives. Let's make a truly positive difference for our future generations!