GolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works to pics@lemmy.world · 6 days agoMigrants aren't pushing down wages. It's your boss.sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square98linkfedilinkarrow-up11.12Karrow-down119file-text
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1imageMigrants aren't pushing down wages. It's your boss.sh.itjust.worksGolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works to pics@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square98linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareVAK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoYa, that’s the point - for a particular designation, the wage will have downward pressure, but for workers as whole the distribution of wages gets an upward pressure.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoThe first part is obvious and proven, but the second part is hotly contested
minus-squareVAK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoOh you seem overly confident about studies confirming your beliefs and doubtful on those that do not
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoPart A is easy to show and has obvious effect Part B is hard to prove, if true, and might only be true in specific contexts Denying part A is denying basic reality
Ya, that’s the point - for a particular designation, the wage will have downward pressure, but for workers as whole the distribution of wages gets an upward pressure.
The first part is obvious and proven, but the second part is hotly contested
Oh you seem overly confident about studies confirming your beliefs and doubtful on those that do not
Part A is easy to show and has obvious effect Part B is hard to prove, if true, and might only be true in specific contexts
Denying part A is denying basic reality