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		IncreasePosts 15 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon cuts 16k jobs Because they can hire 5 programmers in India for the cost of 1 in America, and American programmers aren't 5x better than Indian ones ? Amazon is an online shop, not a jobs program. I'm sure they would rather eliminate a position altogether even more than sending it to India.

int_19h 12 days ago [–]

Let me rephrase that. Why should American citizens allow American corporations to do that?

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