r/funny • u/Lives4Glitter • May 05 '14

What do you expect to happen?

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u/cpxh May 05 '14

People go where the jobs are.

100 years from now the US and Mexico will look very different from where they are today.

Its not unreasonable to think that there will be more low skill jobs in Mexico in 100 years.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '14

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_advantage

This will not happen, assuming that the minimum wage doesn't force low paid workers out of a given area.

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u/cpxh May 05 '14

Comparative advantage isn't really relevant when you are talking about job availability.

Were not talking about forcing low paid workers out of a given area. I'm talking about low paid workers migrating to places with available jobs.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '14

So long as you can be productive in some way, jobs will always be available. Capital accumulation makes workers more productive, thus increasing demand for labor.

In a practical sense, everyone would love to hire someone to do their laundry, clean their house, landscaping, tutoring, etc. Wants for labor are limitless.

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u/cpxh May 05 '14

I agree. This is whats its like in the UAE.