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Steve Mnuchin is wrong: Robots really could take your job

This hasn�t been a good week for Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

First it came out that the department he leads is in the midst of an internal power struggle

between moderates and populist purists.

Now his comment on Friday that downplayed the threat of robots� taking human jobs

has been debunked.

When asked about the threat to employment posed by fully autonomous robots � that

is, machines that don�t need to be operated by humans and can replace humans at their

jobs � Mnuchin told Axios, �It�s not even on our radar screen . . . 50-100 more

years� away.

After reiterating that he was �not worried at all,� Mnuchin added, �In fact I�m

optimistic.�

A new study by the National Bureau of Economic research has shown that every fully autonomous

robot added to an American factory has reduced employment by 6.2 workers, according to a

report by BuzzFeed.

The study also found that for every fully autonomous robot per 1,000 workers, the employment

rate declined 0.18 to 0.34 percentage points and wages dipped 0.25 to 0.5 percentage points.

�We estimate large and robust negative effects of robots on employment and wages across commuting

zones,� economists Daron Acemoglu of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and

Pascual Restrepo of Boston University wrote in the study.

They also pointed out that �the impact of robots is distinct from the impact of imports

from China and Mexico, the decline of routine jobs, offshoring, other types of IT capital,

and the total capital stock (in fact, exposure to robots is only weakly correlated with these

other variables).�

For more infomation >> Steve Mnuchin is wrong Robots really could take your job - tech and science - Duration: 2:12.

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Buckeye continues population surge | Cronkite News - Duration: 1:47.

The westernmost

suburb in the Phoenix

metropolitan area, Buckeye, Arizona is one

of the fastest-growing cities in

Maricopa County. reporter Kennedy Scott

tells us how the city plans on

addressing its growth. In the next 12

months you can count on more success in

our great city including

increased retail and commercial

businesses coming to Buckeye. Mayor

Jackie Meck says people are moving to Buckeye

because of its scenery and business

opportunities. What we're trying to do

right now is get buildings, jobs

commercial industrial in here. The city

worked with Frys to bring a new store

that will serve 250,000 residents within

a 15-minute commute. Some of our great

changes coming to Buckeye in the near

future include more amenities and

services for you. But with growth comes

safety concerns. In the last few years

we're able to expand and grow and we

we were able to hire more manpower. The

fire and medical department strategically

placed two new locations in order to

better serve the community. As the

population increases we will be asking

for more manpower. The mayor said the

financial strength of Buckeye has grown

along with the development of the city.

The last five years our bond rating has

jumped four ratings. Buckeye population

growth increased by nearly seven hundred

percent since 2000 and it's not done yet.

We've accomplished some great things in

the past year but there's still much

more to plan, execute and accomplish. The

population is projected to top three

hundred thousand by the year 2040.

In Buckeye, Kennedy Scott, Cronkite News.

The city also has plans to provide

better transportation methods for the

large amounts of residents who commute

to Phoenix for work.

For more infomation >> Buckeye continues population surge | Cronkite News - Duration: 1:47.

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Fewer trust Trump than major news networks - Duration: 2:26.

Fewer trust Trump than major news networks

By GABBY MORRONGIELLO

More people are willing to place their trust in news outlets President Trump has regularly

criticized than in the president himself, according to a new poll.

A Monmouth University poll released Wednesday found that 58 percent are more likely to trust

ABC News � an outlet described as "totally biased and fake news" by Trump � than the

president.

Forty-seven percent of respondents said they would trust MSNBC, which was recently criticized

for over-hyping an on-air release of Trump tax documents from 2005, over the president

and 37 percent said they would trust Fox News more than Trump.

Fewer than 35 percent said they would trust Trump over ABC or MSNBC, while only 17 percent

of respondents said they would trust him over Fox News.

The poll comes at a time of increasing hostility between Trump and the media.

In a series of tweets Wednesday morning, the president said the New York Times' coverage

has been "worse" since he entered office and other outlets have covered his administration

"viciously and inaccurately."

But even as some Americans remain reluctant to trust Trump over major news outlets, the

media as a whole has suffered a blow to its credibility under Trump.

Nearly 40 percent of respondents in the same poll said traditional media sources have a

tendency to publish "fake news" in order to advance a certain narrative or political agenda.

And more than 60 percent of Americans said major TV and print outlets are guilty of disseminating

"fake news."

"Many Americans believe that fake news is rampant across all types of media.

The main outcome of this phenomenon seems to be that all news media outlets are now

eyed with suspicion," Monmouth University polling director Patrick Murray said in a

statement.

The survey of 801 U.S. adults was conducted from March 2-5.

Results contain a margin of error plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

For more infomation >> Fewer trust Trump than major news networks - Duration: 2:26.

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