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Re:Companies lay off thousands, then demand immigration refo... by rayiner on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @05:36PM (#6370298)
Its a losing battle in the long term, but that's doesn't mean its not worth fighting. Yes, the future is reduced standard of living for Americans as the rest of the world catches up technologically and educationally. But we can postpone the inevitable, and reduce the pain by delaying the process while living standards in India and China increase, reducing the disparity in worker expectations.
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Re:Companies lay off thousands, then demand immigration refo... by fc2 on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @06:45PM (#6370658)
Why would you want to prevent the rest of the world from catching up to America?
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Re:Companies lay off thousands, then demand immigration refo... by Jayschwa on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @07:31PM (#6370918)
It's interesting how many of the people railing on corporations and the "1 percent" have no problem denying opportunities to people less fortunate than Americans.
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Re:Companies lay off thousands, then demand immigration refo... by rayiner on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @08:11PM (#6371096)
I'm an American. I care about the Americans I see every day walking to work in Philadelphia. Income inequality in the US hurts them. Income inequality between the US and other countries helps them. Very simple.
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Re:Companies lay off thousands, then demand immigration refo... by fc2 on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @10:37PM (#6371718)
Yeah, the hypocrisy is astounding.
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Re:Companies lay off thousands, then demand immigration refo... by rayiner on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @10:57PM (#6371780)
It's only hypocritical under the presumption that people care about income inequality simply on its own. But by and large, people care about income inequality for what it does to their communities, their political processes, etc. That rationale for caring about income inequality is entirely consistent with caring about it in the U.S. but not between the U.S. and other countries.
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Re:Companies lay off thousands, then demand immigration refo... by johngalt on Thursday September 12, 2013 @01:13PM (#6375404)
When judging what's 'fair', people tend to look upwards. At best they look to their peers. No one ever looks downwards. Which is why you have people with medical care, housing, and college educations protesting against the 1%.
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Re:Companies lay off thousands, then demand immigration refo... by johngalt on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @07:28PM (#6370902)
I doubt the future includes a reduced standard of living for anyone on average. Barring some sort of catastrophe.
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Re:Companies lay off thousands, then demand immigration refo... by rayiner on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @08:13PM (#6371105)
Many people expect that the upcoming generation in the US will have a lower standard of living than their parents.
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