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Freddie

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2. "Establishment GOP only cares about cheap labor"

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 01:40 PM

Dec 2015

Interesting to hear a "true conservative" actually admit this.
What they don't get is that wages will never go up as long as there's an oversupply of labor, which now seems eternal with automation and jobs going overseas. The Dem answer is to somehow force big business to pay more (unions, higher minimum wage) and be a little less greedy, and care for employees as much as shareholders. The R answer is no employee protections and a race to the bottom.

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I find the "comments" section on conservative sites to be an entertaining insight into [View all] pampango Dec 2015 OP

I've found that conservatives are about as clueless ShrimpPoboy Dec 2015 #1

"Establishment GOP only cares about cheap labor" Freddie Dec 2015 #2

Their comments seem to focus on the effect of 'others' (immigration and trade) on wages, hence pampango Dec 2015 #5

Projection forsaken mortal Dec 2015 #3

I Was Thinking. . . ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #4