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[โ€“] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If they didnt have enough desperate laborers they would make it so. Too well paid to say no to slave jobs? A few million in lobbying will see you get replaced by a crappy machine, promoted to do 3 jobs for the pay of 1, lose your benefits, or some other shit.

yes, and a perpetually shrinking labour force counteracts that nicely.