• Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 months ago

    On the plus side, fewer workers means more competition which leads to better wages. This will eventually show corporations that if they want workers they need to pay well. This could well be a turning point.

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      6 months ago

      This is only true under the assumption that corporations cannot turn the state to enforce forced labor, which has precedent in the past. I don’t think it’s highly likely in this day and age, outside of some fascist leaning places but who knows.