Prabhupada about unemployment solution

Vrindavana, March 1974. Room conversation:

Prabhupada: Then whatever field is not being worked, we occupy     them, and begin to work. And invite all the unemployed, “Come and join  us.  We shall give you food, shelter, everything.” . . .This is Krishna consciousness.    (break) . . .politician, Balavanta? He's not here. So let him preach that    “We shall, if you take our Krishna consciousness movement, there will be   no unemployment.” He can at least give this manifesto to the..., “There will   be no more unemployment.” People will be very nice, very glad to hear. Now   this machine, this machine nonsense means unemployment. One machine will  work for hundred men. So hundred men becomes unemployed, and one technician,   he gets all the salaries. To work on the computer, corn...
Devotee: Computer, yes.
Prabhupada: Machine. And he's very expert. He'll take three   thousand  dollars. And others will be unemployed. This is going on. And they  are thinking:       
“Advancement of civilization.” Advancement of civilization means “Exploit     others and you become happy.” This is advancement of civilization. “Others     may die for such, out of starvation, and one man takes all the money and    spends it for wine and women and motor car.” That's all. This is advancement    of civilization. Sarve sukhino bhavantu. This is Vedic civilization. “Let    everyone be happy.” That is Vedic civilization. And the demonic civilization,    they’re: “Let everyone suffer; I become happy. That's all.”... Practically    attract. Practically attract. That is the Hare Krishna movement will practically    attract the people. If the world affairs are adjusted according to our Krishna   conscious plan, there will be no difficulty for all the nations, all the  countries. They will be happy. So we have to educate people gradually. And  by our example, living example, we'll have to attract.

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