Re:Two leading economists disagree about the flagging Americ...
by derrick_jensen on Sunday May 17, 2020 @11:15PM
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>Society doesn't benefit from this. Low-status jobs still have to be filled, at least until technology eliminates them.
Its purely additive. Being well off doesn't mean you can't do these jobs, just that better options are available. Market forces will make the pay desirable if they are needed more than they currently are.
>This is less a thing that doctors have to do than a thing that plumbers have to do.
Sure, but it doesn't change the fact it's a good idea. I'd even argue that most blue collar jobs, in having less obligations and a more clock-in-clock-out mentality, frees up parents to spend more time with their children.
Re:Two leading economists disagree about the flagging Americ...
by zozbot234 on Sunday May 17, 2020 @11:11PM
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Low-status jobs are low-status because they don't really need to be filled, at least not at the current margin. Seeking a "high-status" job, for oneself or one's kids, is by and large a socially-beneficial activity.
Society doesn't benefit from this. Low-status jobs still have to be filled, at least until technology eliminates them. Making sure that your kids aren't the ones that do them isn't a benefit to anyone but you and your kids.
> I believe that having and even encouraging parents to strive, scrimp, save, and sacrifice for their children is an overall positive force for society.
This is less a thing that doctors have to do than a thing that plumbers have to do.