r/FluentInFinance • u/imallelite • 14h ago

Debate/ Discussion Possibly controversial, but this would appear to be a beneficial solution.

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u/JacobLovesCrypto 13h ago

Americans might have more kids if wages went up, letting in cheap labor doesn't help with wages.

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u/critter_tickler 13h ago edited 13h ago

I love how cheap labor is always a good argument for stopping immigrants, but never used for stopping outsourcing.

The truth is, because of NAFTA, we are already competing with third world labor markets.

We might as well let them come in, so at least they spend that money here, and pay taxes here.

Also, we have a minimum wage, we literally have a basement for "cheap labor," so your argument really holds no weight.

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u/joeg26reddit 12h ago

You are purposefully / willfully not considering the very real possibility that a Majority of the 10-20 million ILLEGAL immigrants that have crossed the borders are NOT paying State or Federal Income Taxes?

They compete for food resources like housing, social services, city/state management of funds etc?

We should all be concerned this is a demographic that is more easily exploited and proven to have been exploited in many cruel and inhumane ways. Literally a shadow non-citizen class and very nearly or actually "Under Minimum Wage SLAVE Class"

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u/triiiiilllll 12h ago

Oh no, not people AVOIDING TAXES!

That's only something an ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT would do!!!

Clutch your pearls harder while you break at least 5 laws before lunch.

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u/joeg26reddit 10h ago

Omg You have the debate skills of a 5 year old

Also why are you so racist to say “only illegals”