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by tomp 2030 days ago
> Why do you think Saudi Arabia is slowly allowing women to participate? They need them in the workforce for an economically sustainable future.

Do they? Has doubling the work-force helped Western economies? I think that Elizabeth Warren & others have questioned that idea - i.e. that the wages were reduced to compensate for the increased labour supply - although even if not beneficial for individual families it could still be beneficial for the economy as a whole (and especially for the capitalist class).

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You make a good point. More workers are just good for the capitalists, unless there is actual work to be done.