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moondust

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8. Is that what Dobbs is about?

Reply to Aristus (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 17, 2024, 10:49 PM

Dec 17

Are the predators scared that the labor supply will shrink so much it will force them to improve pay and working conditions? Did they pressure the SCROTUS SIX to overturn Roe? They sure wouldn't want to lose their multimillion-dollar salaries and bonuses. If only (unpaid) AI and robots could do ALL the jobs they need done to stay in business and keep boosting their stock prices.

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Jesus. It really is true: the idle rich live in mortal terror of a labor deficit. Aristus Dec 17 #3

Is that what Dobbs is about? moondust Dec 17 #8

They sure wouldn't want to lose their multimillion-dollar salaries and bonuses. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 17 #12

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