• Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    And after they’ve deported so many people who’ve come to the country to work hard and pay the taxes that American billionaires aren’t, when employers can’t find anyone to fill jobs, they’ll just spin up the lie of young people not wanting to work, rather than recognize the contributions of hardworking immigrants to American society.

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      young people not wanting to work,

      Some of the lowest unemployment numbers in US History, but young people still “don’t want to work”.

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        “Young people not wanting to work minimum wage jobs that don’t pay enough for basic necessities” is probably more apt.

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          Which goes back to high participation.

          I’m forced to question whether the fixation on AI and naked attempted art crashing the economy are explicitly intended to force more people down into unskilled service and agriculture jobs.