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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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