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Re:Wages Are Finally Rising, 10 Years After the Recession by mavelikara on Sunday May 05, 2019 @12:57AM (#19831251)
> Generally, these firms, if they are willing to locate where people want to live and if they offer market wages, they will be able to find employees.

This is a conjecture you put forward. It is on the same lines of let-them-eat-cake as:

> Generally, these workers, if they are willing to work hard and raise their skills, they will be able to increase their wages.

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Re:Wages Are Finally Rising, 10 Years After the Recession by imtringued on Sunday May 05, 2019 @08:45AM (#19832522)
Well both statements are true. It's just that a lot of foreign workers start from a much smaller base and therefore are happy with wages that are unsustainable for natives.
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