5 ms·
In the 1970's (before outsourcing and immigration became significant) tgere wasnt anyone in the country who would work in those conditions because there were so
by sthnblllII 6y ago
In the 1970's (before outsourcing and immigration became significant) tgere wasnt anyone in the country who would work in those conditions because there were so many better jobs and so few other workers.
- astrange 6y agoImmigration improves job prospects because immigrants are customers. If you're making supply and demand arguments you need to consider both supply and demand not just supply. And in the 70s I think the poor population (esp. the black one) was much poorer and possibly not employed at all.
- sthnblllII 6y agoSecondary effects are not bigger than primary effects as evidenced by the fact that your thoughts on relative wealth are completely the opposite of what the data show and by the fact that income inequality has greatly increased.