somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoWhy is EVERYTHING made in china?message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down15
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minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·1 month agoThis is just factually untrue. Real wages for the working class have increased substantially year over year for decades in the PRC. The reason why it’s cheaper is because the PRC has become that much better at producing goods.
minus-squareMisterOwl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down18·1 month ago wages for the working class have increased substantially So they’re up to $0.01 per widget? That is substantial!
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 month agoPurchasing Power in 2022 was 25 times higher than 1978. This process is continuous. You need to turn off Fox News and actually look at what’s happening in China right now.
This is just factually untrue. Real wages for the working class have increased substantially year over year for decades in the PRC. The reason why it’s cheaper is because the PRC has become that much better at producing goods.
So they’re up to $0.01 per widget? That is substantial!
Purchasing Power in 2022 was 25 times higher than 1978. This process is continuous. You need to turn off Fox News and actually look at what’s happening in China right now.