alt Hacker NewsHe is right, but what I don't see in the post is a solution.
How do you stop multinational companies like Amazon from using the global talent pool as they see fit and pay whatever wages the local market will bear?
Without that it comes off as the standard "elect me because foreigners are bad".
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al_borland • yesterday at 6:10 PM
They need to understand that their profits depend on people with disposable income. The US has some of the most profitable consumers for retailers. If they are all living hand to mouth, what happens to Amazon’s sales?
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ThrowawayTestr • yesterday at 9:35 PM
Unions that can negotiate contracts that have consequences for mass layoffs.
mcntsh • yesterday at 6:29 PM
He says:
1. Strong data governance 2. Tax implications for layoffs (offshoring?)
The solution according to the poster is regulation made by experts which is why he's running for Congress. It's maybe not the solution you were hoping for but it is the solution he proposes :)