Universal basic income in the future

[Mister Agenda]

Half of America has an IQ under 100, are they likely to qualify as the 'good people' companies can't find enough of?

What exactly has IQ got to do with that?

Companies are not experiencing a shortage of below average academic ability workers. One of the key differences in this automation revolution compared to the previous ones is the capability to replace unskilled labor in agricultural, the docks, and the warehouses. It was difficult to automate what they do ('unskilled' is something of a misnomer, just because it doesn't require a degree or certificate doesn't mean it doesn't require skill). Automating that kind of work is happening rapidly now. Not everyone is cut out for the kinds of jobs that companies are short of. You don't have to have a high IQ to succeed at the kind of jobs needed, but it's quite a competitive advantage when all other things are equal...and any other inequality is as likely to be in the favor of the more academically gifted person as not.

Neuro-technology could change that, but that's a whole other bucket of worms, ethically speaking.

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Always work to do in the fields.  

The fields are being automated too.