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Re:Alone on the Open Road: Truckers Feel Like ‘Throwaway Peo... by throwaway91111 on Monday May 22, 2017 @08:20PM (#14397879)
You're forgetting automation. Unskilled labor is valued less now; i don't think you can pin everything on labor surplus (especially illegal immigration) when the labor market itself is restricting.
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Re:Alone on the Open Road: Truckers Feel Like ‘Throwaway Peo... by TheAdamAndChe on Monday May 22, 2017 @10:30PM (#14398401)
I haven't forgotten. Automation isn't the reason manufacturing was shipped to Asia in the 70's, though. It's not why manufacturing was shipped to Mexico in the 90's. The cheap labor is the reason.
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