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I don't think that's an accurate framing. Businesses and employees are inherently in a relationship where they want pay to go in different directions, because they don't have the same shared interest. Exploitative labor practices are real, but it's not reasonable to argue that all lowering of labor costs is unfair, any more than it would be reasonable to argue that any employee getting his salary increased is unfair.

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At this point in time in most US employment sectors, I believe employers have the upper hand over employees and are squeezing them. Under a different set of laws and courts, the balance could shift the other way. But we have seen a massive wealth transfer from the poor to the wealthy and from the young to the old over the last 40 years and the labor market in part reflects the inequality that wealth transfer creatwd.

And the US just voted back in the political party whose goals include increasing inequality, helping employers keep the upper hand, squeezing workers, and accelerating that transfer from the poor to the wealthy. It’s going to get much worse before it even has a chance to get better.

>I don't think that's an accurate framing.

Maybe not in theory, but it is in practice.

Whereas, referring to the rest of your comment, it may sound right in theory, but doesn't work in practice.

Related replies by thefaux:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42652732

and ryandrake:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42652908

also agree with what I said.

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