News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter, better than expected. Parent comment

Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by wing-_-nuts on Thursday October 26, 2023 @11:22AM (#38026790)
Words have meaning. When we use 'indentured servitude' in the modern context it means that it is not easy for a h1b worker to change employers as easily as someone with residency or citizenship. This is irrefutably true.

When people cannot easily change jobs they deal with worse working conditions and worse pay. I have seen people work for the same employer for over a decade because they would have to restart their greencard process otherwise.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by WendyTheWillow on Thursday October 26, 2023 @01:03PM (#38028497)
Words do have meaning, and that’s not what “indentured servant” means, at all.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by wing-_-nuts on Thursday October 26, 2023 @01:18PM (#38028707)
What an oddly pedantic hill to die on...
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by WendyTheWillow on Thursday October 26, 2023 @01:53PM (#38029220)
I'm not dying, and this is your hill, not mine. Words have meanings, yes? Then use those meanings.
[ Parent | on HN ]