Rich Countries Are Becoming Addicted to Cheap Labor - eviltoast
  • thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    The person that sewed your jeans makes $2 an hour, the electrician the comes to your house makes $200 an hour. This is 2 orders of magnitude in difference.
    Our world view becomes skewed.

    • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      My employer used to rent me out for a $1000 dollars a day plus expenses, now it is $1,200 a day.

      I know all this is screwy but one thing to keep in mind. It is a lot more difficult to do economies of scale with inperson service work vs a traditional factory.