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Because the threat of a less convenient job is nothing compared to the threat to existence that is unemployment in capitalism.
by malermeister 3y ago
Because the threat of a less convenient job is nothing compared to the threat to existence that is unemployment in capitalism.
- goatlover 3y agoWouldn’t that depend on the social safety nets in place? Say unemployment in Europe versus the US. Also nothing stopping a terminated person from seeking other employment opportunities.
- thiagoharry 3y agoYou know that the basis of all production the most labour intensive industries are not in Europe or US. But in third world countries. Its where you find most factories, mines, farms... You know why the industries migrate there? Because there is very little social safety and labour is cheap. When we talk about capitalism, we need to remember that it is a global economic system.
- tptacek 3y agoLabor is cheap in those places because cheaply sold labor is a better deal for residents than subsistence farming; over time, the labor gets less cheap as living standards increase for those places. It's obviously possible to take that observation too far, and to excuse all sorts of abuses. But the underlying phenomenon seems to square pretty well with what we know about living standards over time worldwide.
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoThat would still require the employer to have a monopoly on jobs. Unemployment is very frequently caused by people who can command wages well above subsistence level preferring to go unemployed while holding out for a wage consistent with their skills, even if there are a zillion subsistence-level jobs they could take in an instant if need be.