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nilram

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13. That's 0.0834% of US employment. Negligible impact, even if ALL went.

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:34 PM

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https://www.bls.gov/emp/graphics/total-employment.htm

My field overlaps with some of what his companies do, and it wouldn't matter a whit in terms of salary impact to me.

So much the better if those jobs went to Africa, South Africa, or to any other country in the global south. People need well-paying jobs everywhere.

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