Originally Posted by NewNick

Dear oh dear Paul.

The meat packing plant has to produce at the lowest cost possible otherwise it will be done elsewhere. Its biggest cost will be labour. So the management will automate wherever possible, and use the cheapest labour possible where they cannot automate.

Now you could blame globalisation for this - but that would be a naive knee jerk reaction. A bit like declaring a war on terror. Globalism is driven by consumer demand, not by the shadowy evil Lizard people sitting around a cauldron plotting and casting spells. People making everyday purchasing decisions drive globalism. If the meat packing factory becomes noncompetitive its product will not sell. The consumer drives what is bought and sold and the biggest motivating factor on non luxury goods is price.

So Paul shadowy hooded figures do not plot to bring in migrants and suppress wages - the consumer puts a constant pressure on price, companies have to compete, and the meat packing factory uses the cheapest labour it can find.

Basic economics.

Now tell us all again how you are the right type of migrant, not those pesky dark skinned fellows, and how you did not migrate in order to lower the costs of your business.

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