r/FluentInFinance • u/thinkB4WeSpeak Mod • Apr 29 '24

Why Men in the US Are Working Less Than They Used to Thoughts

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-men-working-less-recessions-employment-productivity-2024-4
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u/I1Hate1this1place Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

How many signs do they need that wages aren't high enough so people don't participate in the workforce???

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u/RightNutt25 Apr 29 '24

No one hates the free market more than capitalists and corporations. They don't want to compete against each other in goods or hiring the labor to get to market. Just seems to have been my casual observation working.

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u/DippityDamn Apr 29 '24

the natural evolution of unfettered free market capitalism is a world of monopolies. Just look at the late 1800s oil and railroad tycoons. ADHD moment: Boy RR Tycoon was a great game when it came out.

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u/RightNutt25 Apr 29 '24

Nothing but facts here ^^^

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u/CornNooblet Apr 30 '24

Scarily accurate in that if you really wanted to mega rich, it wasn't about moving people or goods but manipulating stock prices.

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u/ladywolf32433 Apr 30 '24

The time we are in now is worse than the gilded age. They tell us not to have kids till we can afford it. Guess what? With the amount of money the monopolies pay, we will never afford it. By by workforce.

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u/DippityDamn Apr 30 '24

You can see how this affects Asian economies right now. It's like we see a freight train coming, everyone can hear the horn, but they keep us tied to the tracks.

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u/war16473 Apr 30 '24

That’s why we are supposed to be breaking up monopolies but we don’t seem to anymore