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The Wayne ([personal profile] thewayne) wrote2011-04-18 11:53 pm
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[personal profile] silveradept 2011-04-19 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
He could have done a lot better by saying "outsourcing kills jobs" instead of trying to blame the march of technology.

[identity profile] thewayne.livejournal.com 2011-04-19 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Technology changes the job market profile, but it's outsourcing and off-shoring that kills jobs.
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[personal profile] silveradept 2011-04-19 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Definitely. Thing is, not a whole lot of companies are providing the retraining to turn the widget-makers into the robot-operators so that they can continue to be competitive in the job market as their companies replace them with technology and automation.
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