AI Job Disruption: Why We Must Restore Security Nets Now

 

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.

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🚨 A Warning from the Front Lines

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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⚠️ What’s at Stake

• Rising economic inequality with job displacement hitting skilled workers—and potentially sparking civil unrest .

• Underutilized workers struggling for lower-paying roles in gig or service sectors.

• Reduced tax revenue as fewer wage-earners pay income tax—threatening Social Security and funding for critical safety nets.

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✅ 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. 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 .

3. Tax AI Profits

   • Implement a tax on AI-generated corporate revenues, directing proceeds into a Sovereign AI Fund to support displaced workers .

4. Guarantee Public Job Programs

   • Expand federal work programs focused on infrastructure, caregiving, and environmental resilience—areas where human judgment can't be replaced.

5. Regulate & Audit AI Spending

   • Require impact assessments before government agencies deploy AI (borrow from Deloitte’s recommendations) .

   • Prioritize responsible AI with transparency and oversight.

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🌟 Robert Beers: A Smart, Responsible Vision

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

• Fight for AI profit taxes to fund safety nets and training.

• Invest in rural tech training, broadband, and skilled-coaching centers.

• Ensure careers in trades and caring professions are elevated.

• 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.

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✅ 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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A Real Fix for Social Security: Robert Beers’ Plan for Fair Retirement for All

 

Robert Beers’ Social Security Expansion & Modernization Plan

A Retirement Safety Net That Follows You, Grows With You, and Pays You Fairly

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🏛️ The Problem

• Social Security is underfunded by 2035 if no action is taken.

• The average monthly benefit is just $1,907 in 2025—far below the cost of living in most of America.

• Millions of Americans don’t have access to a 401(k), especially gig workers, low-income employees, or those at small businesses.

• 401(k)s are expensive to manage, hard to transfer, and easy to cash out (which reduces retirement security).

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💡 The Beers Proposal: Retirement Security That Works Like It Should

✅ 1. Employer-Backed Social Security Contributions as a 401(k) Alternative

• Employers who don’t offer a 401(k) or pension plan would have the option (or mandate) to contribute a matching retirement amount into their employees’ Social Security account instead.

• Contributions would be voluntary or matched, just like 401(k)s (3–6% recommended match).

• These extra contributions go into individualized government-backed retirement sub-accounts, tied to the Social Security system but portable across jobs.

🎯 Result:

• No more lost or rolled-over accounts

• No more 401(k) fees

• And it guarantees everyone has at least one secure retirement account.

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✅ 2. Investment Options & Growth with Guardrails

• Individuals can choose low-risk index funds managed by the Social Security Administration or certified vendors (like how federal employees use TSPs).

• Contributions grow over time—but can’t be withdrawn early except for emergencies or first-time home purchase.

• Optional automatic inflation adjustment and cost-of-living increase triggers to protect retirement income value.

🎯 Result:

• Secure, inflation-resistant income for retirement

• Accounts that grow and are protected from early withdrawal mistakes

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✅ 3. Guaranteed Livable Retirement for Today’s Seniors

For those already nearing or in retirement:

• Raise the minimum monthly benefit to $2,400 for seniors over 65 who have worked for 30+ years or contributed at least 20 years through employer/employee payroll taxes.

• Create a “Senior Safety Floor”: No retiree lives below the poverty line.

• Funded through:

  • A small increase in payroll caps (earnings above $250K pay into Social Security again)

  • A digital services tax on major tech companies

  • Closing corporate loopholes used to dodge Social Security payments

🎯 Result:

• Seniors get what they earned and deserve—a retirement above the poverty line

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✅ 4. Self-Employed & Gig Workers Included

• All Americans, regardless of employment status, can opt into this plan through:

  • A national IRS-backed enrollment portal

  • Monthly auto-deductions based on income or a flat contribution

• Gig employers (Uber, Instacart, etc.) can offer matching funds like regular employers

🎯 Result:

• Everyone builds wealth—not just the privileged few

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🔄 Why This Is a Win for America

• Simplifies retirement

• Reduces dependence on Wall Street-driven private plans

• Ensures fair, consistent income for ALL seniors

• Unites both parties around choice, fairness, and freedom

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✅ Robert Beers: The Leader With a Plan

While politicians like Nancy Mace ignore the Social Security time bomb or push cuts, Robert Beers is offering a solution that protects the elderly, empowers the working class, and simplifies retirement for all.

🌐 www.RobertBeers.com
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