The resolution to automation is not to discourage it. It is going to happen regardless  what we do. If we ignore it our trading partners will eat our manufacturers' lunch.

One solution is to encourage a lot more small businesses serving local markets  However, this is old school and unlikely to put everyone who looses their job to automation back to work. Equally important is a change in attitude by ordinary people. 

Workers must adapt to the new jobs of the future rather than expect job to be tailored to their needs. Unfortunately the jobs of the future have not yet been created so workers cannot train for them until they arrive.

Our government should commit to more retraining programs as well as support to selective economic sectors that are showing success in this turbulent environment.