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You’re using “pain in the ass” as a euphemism for “has labor laws and higher wages” which is a longstanding PR move that’s been going on forever. They prefer t
by CPLX 1y ago
You’re using “pain in the ass” as a euphemism for “has labor laws and higher wages” which is a longstanding PR move that’s been going on forever.
They prefer to setup factories overseas because they like paying lower wages.
Productivity in the US is incredibly high. Our decision to allow manufacturing to be shipped overseas is a political one.
We don’t have to care what companies feel like doing. We have the customers and the money. We can insist.
- dragonwriter 1y ago> You’re using “pain in the ass” as a euphemism for “has labor laws and higher wages” which is a longstanding PR move that’s been going on forever. You are using “euphemism” as a euphemism for “dysphemism”. (Or, more likely, just using the wrong word; I doubt you are really intentionally trying to put a positive spin on it.)
- CPLX 1y agoNow this is the kind of pedantry I was worried had vanished from HN. Bravo.