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Re:Why America has so few carpenters by ChuckNorris89 on Sunday May 22, 2022 @08:58AM (#31467661)
I kind of dislike these industries that depend on imports of cheap labor from poor countries and the governments pandering to them because the locals won't do that kind work, since in that case, the government (read, the taxpayers) is subsidizing unprofitable business that cannot survive in free market conditions by manipulating the labor market in the favor of business owners through the import of cheap labor below local market rates.

This practice should be stopped, or we should reconsider the so called "free market" if the government can manipulate it to bail out the business owning class whenever they're not profitable.

Re:Why America has so few carpenters by brabel on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @07:07AM (#31502800)
Sweden and most of Northern Europe would have no farms anymore if it were not for plenty of government subsidies and protectionism. It's a lot cheaper to farm where the weather is not just barely above freezing and there's plenty of sun.
Re:Why America has so few carpenters by rdtwo on Sunday May 22, 2022 @09:17PM (#31474430)
We should just be honest and call I’ll the exploitation and arbitrage market