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Re:Elon Told Americans They're Too Stupid and Lazy to Hire by wendyshu on Thursday January 02, 2025 @01:05PM (#42576890)
The labor market is not a "free" market. The population is basically fixed, everyone could be employed and there could still be companies that want to hire at the market rate.
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Re:Elon Told Americans They're Too Stupid and Lazy to Hire by rhelz on Thursday January 02, 2025 @01:32PM (#42577230)
// The population is basically fixed //

The whole purpose of markets is to try to satisfy our infinite wants with our finite means. That doesn't argue against a free market.

// everyone could be employed and there could still be be companies that want to hire at the market rate //

Still doesn't argue against it being a free market. There is no limit to how much we want to buy.

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