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Baobab

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7. They would likely argue they pay them that much because of supply and demand
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:14 PM
May 2016

there are a lot of workers needing work and if one doesnt want the job, another will. that is how the "worth" of things are determined in today's America. As automation increases the number of jobs which can be done by technology, that has the same effect as flooding the market with workers who will work for free.

To make it even worse, we're signing, have signed trade agreements that obligate us to open our markets to low bidding foreign firms, in order to help them integrate into the world economy in exchange for all they have given us. they gave up their public services on the altar of liberalisation so they could be like us, the successful US.

Who needs education when you can trade money ..

In their eyes, we're a rich country, after all we got rid of welfare twenty years ago.

Americans have been getting filthy rich from high priced drugs and complex financial derivatives, for decades, so now..

Its their turn.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/India-drags-US-to-WTO-over-new-visa-cap-higher-fees/articleshow/51263331.cms

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