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Don't you like capitalism?
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this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2026
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Are you referring to the US as the country without labor rights?
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America is nuts.
America has modern day slavery and we have states that are squishing the child labor laws.
Not to mention many folks who retire in America will be destitute because there is no social safety net.
Disgusting to hear about elders living in cars. It really sucks and to be honest me and my whole family are only a few paychecks away from losing everything. All the while expenses are increasing much fast than our income. We are starting to consider desperate ideas like making our own bread instead of buying it just to save money. Things are getting progressively more bonkers.
Fundamentally it all comes down to wages, US workers can't compete with Chinese workers who will do the same job for far less.
Even on the benefits side all of what you listed above and more is common for auto workers in the US because they have an independent union, and even the workers who are not in the union get the same benefits as the manufacturers compete for workers. Meanwhile independent unions are not allowed in China so they're at the mercy of the employers and the CCP. Granted the CCP does seem to care about workers more then the US government, neither care nearly as much as the UAW.
That's not wrong, just incomplete. Who wouldn't be willing to do the same job for far less when they could have the same standard of living for far less? The cost of living is reportedly anywhere from 40-75% less expensive.