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Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by flashman on Friday July 14, 2017 @01:32AM (#14767735)
"The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads," said Jeffrey Hammerbacher.
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Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by blunte on Friday July 14, 2017 @01:48AM (#14767800)
For the last decade, the "best minds" (by one common measure) have been going to hedge funds - helping a small group turn money into more money. It's not a sustainable strategy, and countries that take a different approach will eventually become the economic leaders.
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Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by honestoHeminway on Friday July 14, 2017 @05:18AM (#14768568)
Peak Gametheory.
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