The problem of automation is not a problem.

"...It's not a good sign when it's predicted that many of the jobs out there will be outsourced to machines..."

The solution to automation is

"...ownership of the means of production."

When we own the tools that make the stuff we consume, we do not need to buy products and pay sales tax with money we earn as wages at a job and pay taxes on, and no oligarchs take a cut from our purchase price creating a parasitic loss. Neither profits nor taxes suck our production out of our pocket, and we keep more of what we make.

I own my truck and tools, and don't have a job. I do jobs for my good neighbors and they pay my bills. It's a good trade and doesn't suffer parasitic losses to anyone but we ourselves, while benefiting the community at large by increasing property values and beautifying the neighborhood. Everyone that matters wins.

Thanks!