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Re:Americans Have Quit Quitting Their Jobs by bluedino on Thursday July 06, 2023 @12:21PM (#36618373)
> For white collar jobs, maybe (despite evidence of nearshoring/reshoring). Physical jobs?

Physical jobs get outsourced. Look at what an Amazon driver makes compared to a UPS driver. Look at all the jobs the big three auto manufacturers have shipped to Mexico over the last 40 years.

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Re:Americans Have Quit Quitting Their Jobs by toomuchtodo on Thursday July 06, 2023 @12:25PM (#36618438)
Your first example is Amazon using a corporate structure maneuver to evade employee classification. That is not outsourcing, that is attempting to evade the law. Your second example, while accurate (and a contributor to the hallowing out of the middle class), is trending back to the US due to Inflation Reduction Act subsidies [1] (battery factories highlighted as they are the major component of EVs).

[1] https://electrek.co/2023/05/31/north-america-battery-factori...

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