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To: Southack
All it means is that the world is awash in surplus labor - expect more offshoring to take advantage of the wage differential and a concomitant decline in American real wages. BTW, real wages are falling.
20 posted on 03/20/2004 2:04:14 PM PST by sarcasm (Tancredo 2004)
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To: sarcasm
BTW, real wages are falling.

Sure they are. And the Earth is warming.

31 posted on 03/20/2004 3:49:41 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: sarcasm
All it means is that the world is awash in surplus labor - expect more offshoring to take advantage of the wage differential and a concomitant decline in American real wages. BTW, real wages are falling.

Thank you for making that point. And of course, real wages are the only wages that matter.

42 posted on 03/20/2004 4:53:49 PM PST by navyblue
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"All it means is that the world is awash in surplus labor - expect more offshoring to take advantage of the wage differential and a concomitant decline in American real wages. BTW, real wages are falling."

No, real wages in the U.S. have steadily increased even after inflation. Wages in China and Mexico, however, have declined.

Average American Wages Increased After Inflation From 1959 Through 2002

50 posted on 03/20/2004 5:56:39 PM PST by Southack (Media bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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