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by wrong_variable 3693 days ago
This is why Americans cannot have nice things.

Why did jobs move overseas ? If I am a business owner it makes absolutely no sense for me to pay 10x wages just for the privilege of hiring american workers. And if Laws do not change to take into account this differential more and more businesses will leave america.
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sbov 3693 days ago
You've got that backwards.

There's all sorts of things that make absolutely no sense for business owners to do, so we have labor laws because business owners can't be trusted to not fuck everything up for society.

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wrong_variable 3693 days ago
I do not think Slovenia has terrible labor laws - in fact they get more vacations days ( 33 ) then american workers !

I am tired of this meme "america has the best labor and environmental laws"

cost of things are higher in america due to inefficiencies - not because of better quality ( I know it might be hard for you to believe it ! )

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andmarios 3693 days ago
Keep in mind though that workers who get paid 1/10x wages, can't afford your products.
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ryanmarsh 3693 days ago
Whose products? I don't see how your comment follows. Are you talking about $90k automobiles or groceries?

GP was commenting on the expense of hiring American workers and wage competition. While there are some moral arguments for higher labor cost such as (ironically) workplace safety, the necessity for laborers to be able to afford the products they make is just nonsense.

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andmarios 3693 days ago
Model 3 will go for about $30,000?

Yes, I wouldn't expect workers at Ferrari to be able to afford one but this is the outlier.

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forgetsusername 3693 days ago
>Model 3 will go for about $30,000?

I'll believe that when I see it. In fact, I bet it'll be closer to $50,000 than $30,000, which isn't exactly the "everyman's car".

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