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Another Utopian Vision: ‘Fully Automated Luxury Communism’

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Another Utopian Vision: ‘Fully Automated Luxury Communism’
A man moves his finger toward SVH (Servo Electric 5 Finger Gripping Hand) automated hand made by Schunk during the 2014 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots in Madrid on November 19, 2014. GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images
Mark Hendrickson
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A young man named Aaron Bastani has written a book titled “Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto.” Ever-sympathetic to leftist fantasies, The New York Times gave Bastani space on its “Opinion” page to introduce his vision.
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.
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