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Tech is terminating Jobs, whats next?

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Technology makes life easier. It lets us do more with less. But as sure as Angry Birds will divebomb pigs, technology is also always putting someone, somewhere, out of work. On my last camping vacation we stopped at a local Wal-Mart super store, to replenish our food supply. After 2 minutes online waiting for the cashier my wife says "lets go to the self serve check out line!". We were next and it was clear that the cashier was done with the customer in-front of us - so my reply was "Let's not, and lets help insure that wal-Mart employees keep their jobs". This caused the cashier to smile, I mean a large smile and she said "Thank you sir". Technology is great, I love technology. But sadly, technology is also having a adverse effect on the economy. Are they 'Terminating' your job? Lots of Americans worry about workers in developing countries taking U.S. jobs. And that fear is hardly unfounded. But as we suffer through a sluggish job market, we s