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Old 11-08-2016, 08:19 AM  
crockett
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Originally Posted by slapass View Post
Do Americans want to work in factories? I am always amazed that Americans get upset that low skill jobs in factories have moved over seas. Our parents who worked in these jobs were not happy folks.
Its because in the past, factory jobs paid decent money to low skilled workers.

Guys at GM, Ford, Dodge were making over $20/hr with great benefits for having little to no skills other than what they were taught on the job..

They could live ok within the middle class on those wages, buy a house and have retirement.

30 years later everything costs more and wages for jobs like they had are now 10-$15..
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