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As far as I am aware this is a racist/xenophobic narrative with little to no evidence. Automatisation is responsible for job losses, not immigration. If you hav
by Certhas 3mo ago
As far as I am aware this is a racist/xenophobic narrative with little to no evidence. Automatisation is responsible for job losses, not immigration. If you have studies/evidence saying otherwise please share.
I agree that too many people have shrugged at the human impact of "innovation" destroying communities as long as it didn't impact them. I believe the immigration/foreigners narrative is the successful attempt by capital owners who benefit from the real root causes.
- tossandthrow 3mo agoIt is neither racist of xenophobic, and you using that as a argument is an extreme strawman. There is certainly a class that has been disrupted over the last 20-30 years to the point where their lives gone worse. It would likely have been protected with trade barriers and immigration barriers. Om the other hand, I don't believe protectionism has ever been the solution. Why should the domestic labor be protected over international labour? Increasing inequality is, however, one of the greatest threats so society.
- Certhas 3mo agoTrade barriers are a different thing than immigration though. I believe there is much more evidence that trade displaced traditional jobs than that immigration led to an oversupply of labour.
- hahajk 3mo agoA quick search for "labor supply" turned up this microeconomics lesson: https://youtu.be/002_HEC2l-4?is=Tu6dZfNOyK7DFpWB https://youtu.be/002_HEC2l-4?is=Tu6dZfNOyK7DFpWB Wages, like all prices, are determined by supply and demand.