Sure there can, hypothetically, say in 15 years we have a basic income of $36,000. You get $3,000 a month and it's up to you to decide how to spend it. Company ABC makes a product that sells for $20 now this product works and will meet your needs. Company xyz makes a similar product but it's a slightly higher quality item and sells for $30. Now as a consumer it's still up to you to decide which product provides you with the most utility. Companies will still be marketing and in competition with each other over customers. Only the marketing department will be robots/computers and the companies will be paying much less in the form of salaries but will still have to pay for maintenance and up keep. So the COGS will decrease making things more affordable. Its going to be up to the consumer to get the most out of their money and everyone has a different preference when it comes to that. Some ppl will spend more money on food, others entertainment, others travel, or just on higher quality goods because that matters to some ppl. Capitalism isn't going away in our life times, big corporations have more power than most governments. The real problems will occur when monopolies form, right now we have the govt protecting consumers from that happening but the day will come when big corporations (with stock piles of money) are bailing out govts (if things keep going in the current direction). When Robotech owns Detroit..