Robots are taking the place of workers worldwide, starting with China.

American jobs were taken by robots and computer programs: American companies are more efficient than ever.

And you are right: Consumers don't want to pay more. They love to buy Chinese stuff cause it's cheap. Made in America would cost 10 times more than made in China. Maybe robots will manufacture stuff in America, cheaper than workers would, but no jobs will be created.

The robotization trend will increase exponentially (some one mentioned Moore's law a few days ago: computing power doubles every year).

The only way to have a sustainable planet in 2, 3, 4, 5 decades, will be to give basic income to every body like the Scandinavians are starting to do.

Of course, it's not going to be a smooth process.

Trump still does not understand that process. It's a revolution, like mechanization was a few centuries ago. It's not going to stop.