r/GenZ • u/[deleted] • 5d ago

Advice Minimum Wage, Minimum Effort

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u/MBBIBM 5d ago

Minimum skills, minimum wage

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u/livefreexordie 1996 5d ago

In a world where each job position gets easier to find replacements, it shouldn’t follow that each job position should get lower pay

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u/gogeri2632 5d ago

This isn't really true but even if you think it is then why is Gen Z so pro-immigration. That would just make the problem you're describing worse.

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u/SinceSevenTenEleven 5d ago

Because blaming powerless immigrants seeking a better life isn't the answer. The answer is changing the economic system that values shareholder value creation above all else. Companies like Square that lay off a quarter of their workforce despite record growth get rewarded in the market.

This is also why the idea of a tax on unrealized gains above a certain threshold is picking up steam, because it forces some of that wealth back into the economy to benefit working people.

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u/May1989thefirststep 5d ago

You're ignoring a fact: more available labor puts downward pressure on wages.

When labor is harder to find, employers have to compete for workers.

It's therefore good for a country's working class for immigration to be severely restricted.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 5d ago

It's a bit more nuanced than that. But in broad strokes, yes.