[–] 4 points 12 hours ago

In the past it was more because of competition. It's not that companies started offering less, they just stopped increasing what they would offer, and still got the people they wanted. Because there is always someone more desperate.

More recently it's been greed. It shows up as sustained high profit margins you'll see primarily in tech companies. Outside of the tech industry the only issue is how long the market or government takes to correct it. Politics around the oil industry being an example.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (2 children)

    Fertility is a U shape across income. High birth rates for the very poor, and very rich, not so much in the middle. At the moment, the largest absolute number of births is in the middle class, due to that being the largest demographic, not the most fertile.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    There's a large nature/nurture debate to be had of course. The main point though, is that those with the most capability are very often the ones who self filter themselves. Leading to more poverty, as the less capable over breed themselves into crime statistics.

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