1. Would you accept a salaried position (paying a fixed amount each month rather than paying by the hour) if you knew it would require you to work at least 50 hours per week in order to complete the required work?

2. If automation leads to chronic and widespread unemployment, should the government provide long-term unemployed adult citizens with the opportunity to do meaningful work at a wage that will keep them out of poverty? Why or why not?

3. The Umpire Information System, produced by QuesTec, demonstrates that a computer can call balls and strikes more accurately than a human umpire. In fact, the system is being used by Major League Baseball to evaluate the accuracy of the umpires calls. Should Major League Baseball allow the Umpire Information System to have the final say on calling balls and strikes?

4. A multinational corporation has an office in Palo Alto, California, and an office in Bangalore, India. A 21-year-old American computer science graduate works as a software tester at the Palo Alto office. A 21-year-old Indian computer science graduate has an identical position at the Bangalore office. The American earns $75,000 per year in salary and benefits; the Indian earns $10,000 per year in salary and benefits. Is this arrangement moral? Should the company give equal pay and benefits for equal work?

5. Would the music industry be healthier if winner-take-all effects were reduced? If so, which of the solutions proposed, would make the most sense for the music industry?