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CatholicEdHead

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4. Only a reaction to the macroeconomics
Sat Nov 23, 2013, 08:01 PM
Nov 2013

Where capital can easily jump borders and labor cannot. Many places where capital ends up at have worse labor laws than we do. And if labor does get too expensive you can just go to the next spot which is even lower. If capital stays in a spot the costs to increase workers pay is still a pittance compared to the developed countries of the world.

Add to this all of the secret and non-secret trade deals and it only gets harder for labor on a international scale. Corporations/capital can function across borders with little problem, labor deals with local country, cultures, and the friction between workers in different areas.

Wow. Turnover of 200-300%/year? Laelth Nov 2013 #1
The workers have few or no alternatives. brer cat Nov 2013 #2
Only a reaction to the macroeconomics CatholicEdHead Nov 2013 #4
Interesting assessment Sherman A1 Nov 2013 #3
Agreed. Laelth Nov 2013 #5
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