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Re:Better technology means higher expectations, which create... by eru on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @09:20AM (#22044898)
Proportion of total labour income to GDP has stayed fairly same-ish since the 1970s.

See https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LABSHPUSA156NRUG

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Re:Better technology means higher expectations, which create... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @09:48AM (#22045146)
And what if much of that income is going to proportionally fewer and fewer people?
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Re:Better technology means higher expectations, which create... by eru on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @02:22AM (#22052302)
The distribution of labour income by itself is indeed an interesting topic! That's where the eg median vs average salary considerations come in.
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Re:Better technology means higher expectations, which create... by thatfrenchguy on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @10:20AM (#22045498)
We’ve lost 5%, that’s a lot.
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Re:Better technology means higher expectations, which create... by eru on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @02:23AM (#22052309)
Perhaps. But it's far from "This is fairly simple maths, the rich are enslaving the working class [...]".
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