Technology Change Not the Culprit in Wages Falling Behind US Productivity Gains

Re:Technology Change Not the Culprit in Wages Falling Behind... by threeseed on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @10:50PM (#16435033)

Of course it is significant.

There is the real possibility that if Russia didn't interfere in the Brexit referendum and the US election that alternative outcomes could've happened. Both decisions were down to single percentage points.

If Trump isn't elected then you have the possiblity of the US joining the TPP, taking a leadership role with the Paris climate change accord, no massively expensive tax cuts etc. Those are fundamental decisions that effect every single American.

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Re:Technology Change Not the Culprit in Wages Falling Behind... by mc32 on Thursday February 22, 2018 @12:01AM (#16435253)

I'm for climate agreements when everyone carries a relative burden, but no way would I support the TPP or anything like it. That's just a continuation of the WTO but on a bigger more nefarious scale (corps having say in local laws.)

Globalization has already done quite enough hollowing out and selling out our blue collar workers. We don't need the same with more vigor.

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