Monday, June 22, 2026

Your Kid May Graduate Into an Economy That No Longer Needs Entry-Level Workers

Steve Williams – RedState   

"We should not accept a future where technology gets smarter, shareholders get richer, government gets bigger, and human beings become economically and spiritually disposable."

"Artificial intelligence is not just another technology issue; it is the next great middle-class issue.

"It has moved into work, school, medicine, finance, media, transportation, housing, hiring, policing, campaigns, and family life. It is moving faster than Washington, faster than Sacramento, faster than school districts, faster than unions, faster than most businesses, and faster than parents can explain to their children.

"For decades, Americans were told to follow a basic path: study hard, get into a decent school, get a good job, learn the trade, build a career, buy a home, start a family, contribute to your community. That was the ladder. It was not perfect, and it was never equally available to everyone, but people understood it.

"AI now threatens the bottom rungs of that ladder.

"The immediate danger is not that every job disappears overnight. The more subtle danger is that entry-level career work gets hollowed out first. Junior analysts, junior engineers, paralegals, associates, coders, designers, consultants, finance staff, writers, researchers, schedulers, and campaign staffers all do basic work that more advanced workers may dismiss as routine. But that routine work has always served a deeper purpose.

"It is how young people learn judgment." . . .More...


Born and raised in the South Bay region of Los Angeles, Steve Williams is a USC-educated former tech professional turned real estate and land-use expert who brings a grounded, real-world perspective to California politics. A father of three and active GOP leader, he champions common-sense reform, local control, and real accountability in government.

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