Over the next two decades, the most pain will be felt by lesser-skilled workers most likely to lose their jobs to automation. As a result, the gap between the “haves and the have-nots” will widen. This could potentially create tension and fuel lobbying to increase the minimum wage. But like protectionism, raising the minimum wage could ultimately be counter-productive. Increasing minimum wage for hotel or fast-food employees, for example, could actually make companies more interested in automating away those positions if it actually saves companies more money.

在未来20年里，那些非熟练技术工更有可能感受到被机器人夺走工作的痛苦。贫富差距会进一步加大。这有可能进一步加剧紧张局面，刺激更多人游说提高最低工资。但是就像保护主义一样，提高最低工资最终也可能起到反效果。比如提高酒店业和快餐业员工的最低工资，可能会进一步提高企业对自动化的兴趣，因为他们觉得这样做无疑会给公司省更多的钱。

Instead of protecting jobs or increasing the minimum wage, we should seriously consider improving America’s antiquated education system. Education is what saved the nation during the 19th century and it could be critical this time as well.

因此，与其推行就业保护主义、提升最低工资，我们还不如认真考虑应该如何改进美国过时的教育体系。在19世纪，正是教育拯救了这个国家。这一次，教育也同样是决定性因素。

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