Instead of reforming programs, they'd create new ones -- including one resembling a deeply flawed pandemic program riddled with fraud. terovesalainen - stock.adobe.com Behind the scenes in Washington, many policymakers are planning for an economic disruption: potential job displacement caused by AI. Yet some act like today’s safety net doesn’t exist, despite the massive $1.2 trillion a year in federal funds spent on 90-plus means-tested programs. Instead of reforming programs, they’d create new ones — including one resembling a deeply flawed pandemic program riddled with fraud. We have to do better than that.   A New York Times article warning  that “the federal safety net isn’t ready” for the potential shock of “widespread job losses” attributable to AI is a good example of such misguided thinking.…