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you should check out what happened to steelworkers when the mills all moved to cheaper places.
by monknomo 1y ago
you should check out what happened to steelworkers when the mills all moved to cheaper places.
- jrvarela56 1y agoI don't think this is a fair comparison. It's easier to move and retrain nowadays; there's also more kinds of jobs. These things will probably become even easier with more automation.
- monknomo 1y agoThe moving thing is not true; or if it is easy we're at a historic low of people doing easy things (at least in America)[1]. Internationally, it sure looks to me like folks want to tighten borders and reduce international movement [no cite; just vibes]. As for retraining, I am skeptical. I think it, at best, puts an older demographic in competition for entry level jobs, and generally at a disadvantage[2]. [1] https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/geographic-mobility/historic.html https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/geograph... [2] https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/01/the-false-promises-of-worker-retraining/549398/ https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/01/the-fa...