I heard recently this summary:

The US economy depends on two things:

  • Steady growth in available jobs
  • The bet on AI eventually pay off and replace all jobs with AI.

I assume it will be something of a German model.

AI replaces jobs.

Unemployed have their assets seized.

Unemployed end up in camps.

Unemployed with skills and/or debt become work slaves. Work slaves die in camp.

Repeat.

Seized assets keep the economy moving until war were declared.

TLDR: you can have lower unemployment if you get rid of unemployed people.

Who will fight the war?
The rest of the undesirables. Kids. 17-19 year olds who have been indoctrinated to do so. And of course the rest of the population that they haven’t camped.