ehhh, the competitivity is being strangled by many factors

Unhappy laborers can now find a new job within hours, move anywhere they wish at the drop of a dime.

Market is too unstable, and jobs change so quickly, having a union sounds like a waste of yime

'creative destruction'

At least from what I've observed

and the death of dollar voting

No, the worker mobility creates more uniformity around wages and compensation.

Not the unions.

you misunderstand the term

that does break down when you introduce foreign elements the way most of the west has

lol rand was a retard

outside investment, outsourcing and immigration hurt healthy productivity

'creative destruction' has less to do with worker livelihood as it does those elements that enable the productive worker and company that make a place a desirable community to live in

all of which are happening in spades

Immigration, sure, but we value our time more than an $8/hr wage for mowing lawns in the middle of 110 degree weather and 100% humidity.

mom and pop owned and operated stores are far better for a community and the economy long term than some mega superstore

lol 100% humidity

but the superstore has the leverage of mass

Immigrants rarely have the labor skills required to secure themselves the labor descriptors we all pursue, honestly.

Yes, I live in Florida, Kealor.

Lol.

that drives out the stores that used to anchor communities

I also used to work in that industry.

Let the fucking immigrants have it. I don't give a shit.

which industry?

keep in mind there are places in the world that do have worse job markets than america

Mostly manual labor, excluding skilled manual labor.

aus is pretty shite and uk is even worse

Absolutely, Kealor.

yes, but it is about the ratio of job market earnings vs cost of living

that is what people miss

our standard of living is also 25-30% higher than those same places with work job prospects

most cost of living estimates ive seen/experienced are higher than they should be

you might have more money in your pocket, but you can buy LESS than you could with less money yesterday

not that that makes the metric bad, just hard to measure

hard for you to measure over the short course of your lifespan

Money wont make you happy

more datapoints, easier to measure

Buying escorts will though

yes, but if you have NO money, you will have a hard time thinking of anything else

We have the CPI, @ManAnimal, but I see more artificial inflation of prices coming from regulations creating uncompetitive markets and taxation, than I do anything else.