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Ah, yes, "alleviate upward pressure on wages." What a nice way to say "give employers an excuse to continue refusing raises to employees so they can pocket high
by danaris 4y ago
Ah, yes, "alleviate upward pressure on wages." What a nice way to say "give employers an excuse to continue refusing raises to employees so they can pocket higher profits at the expense of the entire working class."
- tootie 4y agoI'm describing reality, not philosophizing on ideal outcomes.
- danaris 4y agoThe way we describe reality is indicative of, and somewhat shapes, our perception of it. Describing the likelihood that a long-overdue increase in real wages would be cut short by a recession as "alleviating upward pressure on wages"—with "alleviate" being a word with very strong connotations of referring to removing something negative—has a pretty clear implication of wanting that to happen.
- therealdrag0 4y agoI’m not parent but I think you’re reading too much into it. There is upward pressure and reducing that can be described as alleviating without any further connotation.