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1. xupybd+(OP)[view] [source] 2018-09-12 04:55:13
>American productivity has increased by 77 percent, while hourly pay has grown by only 12 percent

Yes but where has this happened. I suspect it's happened through automation. Meaning that the productivity gains might not be per employee and might not easily translate into the pockets of workers.

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2. _nalpl+87[view] [source] 2018-09-12 06:49:48
>>xupybd+(OP)
Probably the gains went to the owners, i. e. shareholders.

Or, perhaps, David Graeber wrote in his book «Bullshit Jobs» that at least a part of the gains inflates the bullshit part of businesses, i. e. more bullshit managers are employed. Of course this means that the hourly pay would rise. I don't know.

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3. toofy+aa[view] [source] [discussion] 2018-09-12 07:37:48
>>_nalpl+87
I really need to pick this book up, I've seen it mentioned so many times since it came out.
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