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Gary Peters: “It has always been that folks have always feared that technology would disrupt jobs, jobs would be destroyed.”

On the recordMarch 1, 2016
It has always been that folks have always feared that technology would disrupt jobs, jobs would be destroyed.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Addressing concerns about technology's impact on employment.

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