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>>1622892
>It's not certain to result in inflation.
To play devils advocate, because you are saying the outcome is indeed uncertain

> more investment in equipment to make the workers more productive
We're on the tipping point of the 2nd industrial revolution. Automation is going to be a bitch.

I expect full-time employment will continue to drop.

It still hasn't recovered from the 2009 crash. Part-time inflates the employment stats.

The alternative worst-case outcome other than inflation is harming employment figures, which are going to already be under attack by industrial revolution 2: robotic automation boogaloo.