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Re:U.S. population growth is slowing down. Here's why that's... by kory on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @09:50AM (#27037558)
Population decline isn’t all bad. A labor shortage would finally cause wages to move upwards, no? One of the big reasons folks in the 1950s could be paid well for lowish skilled jobs was the small labor pool employees were willing to pick from.
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Re:U.S. population growth is slowing down. Here's why that's... by AuryGlenz on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:39AM (#27038079)
And that’s exactly why a large portion of businesses and the political machine are 100% OK with mass illegal immigration.
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Re:U.S. population growth is slowing down. Here's why that's... by ed25519FUUU on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:44AM (#27038136)
Not when there’s an excess of “under the table labor” which doesn’t pay federal or state taxes, making them comparably much cheaper to employ.
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