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Friday, September 09, 2016

Trump’s Taco Truck Fear Campaign Diverts Attention From the Real Issues

I have a new column:

Trump’s Taco Truck Fear Campaign Diverts Attention From the Real Issues: Donald Trump would like you to believe that immigration is largely responsible for the difficult economic conditions the working class has experienced in recent decades. But immigration is not the problem. The real culprits are globalization, technological change, and labor’s dwindling bargaining power in wage negotiations.
Let’s start with immigration. ...

    Posted by on Friday, September 9, 2016 at 08:16 PM in Economics, Fiscal Times, Politics | Permalink  Comments (104)


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