Economists on Wednesday expressed significant concerns after new data from global payroll processing firm ADP estimated that the US economy lost 32,000 jobs last month.

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    20 hours ago

    The ultimate cheat would be only non-resident visas that are easy to get, so the worker can easily come to work but must return home with no job, and so foreign workers will only contribute to revenue but not hit public services at all.

    But, this is America. There are no public services.

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      What you’re describing is a permanent underclass. While this does help the economy, it’s contrary to the point of social services, which is that they help society thrive. If members of that society are filtered out, then their children are held back, they can’t start their life and contribute to the housing market, they can’t afford to go to the hospital, and when it comes to life or death, they will go to the ER. Trying to box others out hurts you more often than not in sociological scales. The only exception is the clear cut divides between the rich and the poor. If you’re a billionaire then a permanent underclass is a demonic but objectively good thing for your bottom line.