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From what I hear, the state doesn't really want to bear that cost. This is obviously premature conjecture, but the US may be unconsciously moving towards older

From what I hear, the state doesn't really want to bear that cost. This is obviously premature conjecture, but the US may be unconsciously moving towards older days, when at the expense of regulation and worker rights a lot of knowledge and technological edge was accumulated.

tomcam 9y ago
Name a company where regulations and workers' rights have lessened.
nine_k 9y ago
Social protections have a cost. As US became poorer, this cost becomes too high here and there, naturally moving back to the situation of old. Poor for some workers, but maybe still better than mass layoffs due to businesses shutting down. If a US worker cannot be paid less, because the US cannot become cheaper (it plays the role of gold now), some other benefits will be cut.
- lostlogin 9y ago
  The US became Poorer? Isn't the US the richest country in the world?
  - nine_k 9y ago
    Have you been outside a major metropolis or SV? Who, to your mind, the Trump's supporters are? More people in the US are worse off than they were e.g. in 1990s, let alone around 2006 or so.