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by kkfdkerpoe 1273 days ago
Only works as a temporary solution. Eventually you'll run out of wage-slaves even if you hire from the entire planet as young people can't afford having children with those salaries.

What if shareholders were happy with a bit less money, and companies used that money instead to provide a decent wage? Seems more sustainable to me than mass migration of the working poor.

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But who's is going to do this? Who's going to push this change?

They keep getting even more money every year, and they won't stop just for the good of humanity.

> But who's is going to do this? Who's going to push this change?

Look around you, the economy is trying to rebalance itself but leaders around the world via central banks and immigration policies are fighting it tooth and nail. Leave it alone and higher wages will follow shortly.