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2025-01-03 01:13:57 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4A007B41D74BDD93FC62E50BD42D1302C2536F50BC76398488714AB53DF9FF34
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NNN - Post presents factual claims supported by decades of evidence. H-1B program was founded on wage suppression: https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1873283988804223195 https://users.nber.org/~sewp/references/archive/weinsteinhowandwhygovernment.pdf H-1B visas are paid below-median wages: https://www.epi.org/press/a-majority-of-migrant-workers-employed-with-h-1b-visas-are-paid-below-median-wages-large-tech-firms-including-amazon-google-and-microsoft-use-visa-program-to-underpay-workers/#:~:text=Key%20findings%20include%3A,most%20common%20H%2D1B%20occupations CEO pay has skyrocketed, worker pay stagnant: https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-pay-in-2021/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ceo-pay-in-940-more-than-40-years-ago-workers-make-12-more/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades/ Major layoffs and H-1B abuse: https://x.com/amandalouise416/status/1874938038943617061 https://www.rdworldonline.com/100-of-the-largest-tech-telecom-and-innovation-sector-layoffs-of-2024/#:~:text=However%2C%20the%20technology%20sector%20has,impact%2C%20with%20over%2026%2C800%20layoffs. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127080/worldwide-tech-layoffs-covid-19-biggest/ https://x.com/RobertMSterling/status/1873174358535110953 https://x.com/ColumbiaBugle/status/1872343807016264034 https://x.com/USTechWorkers/status/1873916988214698134 https://x.com/stephenehorn/status/1874221693331525660 https://x.com/lhfang/status/1874215329544757724 https://x.com/USTechWorkers/status/1873847105737117732
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