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aint_no_life_nowhere

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8. Workers of the world unite

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2015, 05:51 PM

Jun 2015

If American workers took 20% less and reached parity, then the international corporations would move to a country that counters the American workers' decision where its workers accept even less. Big business will continue to seek the best deal until workers decide to work for nothing

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American Workers Paid To Much To Compete Globally. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Jun 2015 OP

Yet lots of countries do it with great success AgingAmerican Jun 2015 #1

Actually American workers VERY competitive given their productivity. It is CEO's paid too much on point Jun 2015 #2

Yep, they are paid too much globally too, which inflates our cost of living here... cascadiance Jun 2015 #3

Well, if they decide they want to cut our pay, they need to cut their prices. Warpy Jun 2015 #4

Workers in many progressive countries make more than Americans and they 'compete' just fine. pampango Jun 2015 #5

Word daredtowork Jun 2015 #6

They say that but the truth is the MANAGERS are paid far more than they should be. pnwmom Jun 2015 #7

Workers of the world unite aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2015 #8

CEOs and investors are paid too much to exist. JanMichael Jun 2015 #9

here it comes. setting the table for the tpp restorefreedom Jun 2015 #10

You got that right. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #11

i think many are confused restorefreedom Jun 2015 #12

If I were in my 20s I would be looking to move avebury Jun 2015 #15

Well said and a scary but likely accurate vision of the future. Nt. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #16

G-d that is frightening restorefreedom Jun 2015 #19

"The free market wage is what workers in lower paid countries work for avebury Jun 2015 #13

there is already an appalling discrepancy in ceo pay vs worker pay restorefreedom Jun 2015 #20

Really? hifiguy Jun 2015 #14

K&R! Omaha Steve Jun 2015 #17

globalism is about reducing American worker's earnings, period HFRN Jun 2015 #18