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Re:Made in America is back, leaving US factories scrambling ... by bsder on Sunday October 09, 2022 @08:32PM (#33146674)
> What hourly rate do you think is fair for them to pay their employees? $20-$30/hour is ~130%-180% of the median income for Allegheny County, where the company is located.

So?

Why is it that capitalists can't seem to understand supply/demand curves when it comes to wages?

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Re:Made in America is back, leaving US factories scrambling ... by klyrs on Sunday October 09, 2022 @09:52PM (#33147048)
Playing stupid is a surprisingly effective negotiation strategy when you're holding the dough.
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Re:Made in America is back, leaving US factories scrambling ... by chordalkeyboard on Sunday October 09, 2022 @11:13PM (#33147384)
because they are neoliberal globalists, not capitalists.
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Re:Made in America is back, leaving US factories scrambling ... by stonogo on Monday October 10, 2022 @03:49AM (#33148851)
This sentence has no meaning. It's just pejorative buzzwords. What are you trying to say?
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Re:Made in America is back, leaving US factories scrambling ... by chordalkeyboard on Monday October 10, 2022 @08:18AM (#33150403)
I'm responding to this:

> Why is it that capitalists can't seem to understand supply/demand curves when it comes to wages?

If they were 'capitalists' they would use the same supply/demand curve logic to labor costs as everything else.

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