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Re:America is building chip factories. Now to find the workers by Aerroon on Friday August 25, 2023 @02:34AM (#37258777)
Money might move from capital to labor, but you aren't getting any extra production of goods. The stuff labor wants to buy still has the same amount of scarcity. Ie you will get inflation.

You need to encourage more (efficient) production to make labor better off.

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Re:America is building chip factories. Now to find the workers by oblio on Friday August 25, 2023 @03:09AM (#37258965)
Productivity has risen a ton since the 1970s.

Wages are practically flat.

Software and the internet haven't helped, quite the opposite.

The profits are captured at the top.

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Re:America is building chip factories. Now to find the workers by gottorf on Friday August 25, 2023 @10:41AM (#37262257)
https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

1970s, of course, is when the dollar started being backed by nothing more than "full faith and credit".

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Re:America is building chip factories. Now to find the workers by oblio on Friday August 25, 2023 @12:25PM (#37263565)
That graphic is misleading: https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/what-really-happened-in-1971
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