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GOP struggling to solve the declining population problem (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by an_onanist to c/politicalhumor

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[–] dejected_warp_core 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

otherwise the amount of the wealth produced by workers would halve and that would make the 1% (who get most of it) pretty sad.

I would bet that, the GOP bets that, these vacancies would be covered by men, automation, immigrant labor^1^, and offshoring. But that still allows those on top to retain wealth - they really don't care about a healthy middle class. That leaves all the best, desirable jobs to men which is exactly where they want things. I'm not saying it's at all a sane or even realistic plan, but rather, that's an outcome that's in line with this insane ideology they call a political platform.

^1^ - skilled jobs can be covered by work visas.

[–] Aceticon 2 points 6 months ago

The appeal of the US for skilled workers goes down the worst the cost of living there gets and the nuttier its politics becomes.

Mind you. judging by Brexit, the far right crowd only figures out (if at all) that they actually need to attract the most skilled workers if they want the prosperity from having high value added industries and that their "great nation" isn't inherently appealing for the kind of people they need, after they fucked it up.