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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by sethammons on Saturday March 15, 2025 @05:10PM (#43375184)
Automation has done more to remove manufacturing jobs than offshore by a significant margin. 50-70% of job loss and wage reduction can be attributed to automation.

https://www.axios.com/2021/06/17/automation-ai-income-inequa...

Even if we bring back all the manufacturing jobs we've lost, they represent fewer positions and automation will continue to be a downward force on wages.

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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by bavell on Sunday March 16, 2025 @12:37PM (#43380280)
Factories in the US are less automated than in many foreign countries (SK, China, Germany) [0]. Same with our ports.

[0] https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/global-robot-density...

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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by sethammons on Sunday March 16, 2025 @08:36PM (#43384013)
So only more automation to come, and fewer manufacturing jobs
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