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Re:The perpetual truck driver shortage is not real by mensetmanusman on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @09:32AM (#37404860)
They might be offering a market wage under their price constraints.

If everyone raised wages together, we wouldn’t magically be wealthier. Number of workers is approximately zero sum, but their productivity in regards to wealth generation is not.

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Re:The perpetual truck driver shortage is not real by usednet on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @10:07AM (#37405375)
Wage growth has not matched productivity growth for decades.
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Re:The perpetual truck driver shortage is not real by mensetmanusman on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:02PM (#37407058)
The integrated wage growth has only happened for the very wealthy. Ie they captured the gains.
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