Bridger Pennington argues that carmakers and logistics firms are replacing workers with robots and offshoring to cut costs. He says workers should either find higher-paying employers or upgrade their skills to compete in a capitalist market.
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Most car manufacturers in the world are robots. Ford and GM in Detroit, they get government incentive stuff to have employees. They don't need it. I'm sure there's a board meeting happening right now with Ford that's saying, you know what? I know we're American-made. We like American employees, but let's build a factory in Mexico and let's put robots in it and we'll avoid all the regulatory stuff and we'll make better cars for cheaper prices and it'll ultimately drive a bottom line. Yes, we'll have to invest a CapEx, multi-billion-dollar investment, but ultimately over the next decade or 2, this will drive a huge bottom line. I'm sure UPS and FedEx are having the same conversations. employees, I think, that are coming in demanding better, higher wages. Number one, we live in a competitive capitalist society. So if you feel like you have better skills that are served and should be paid more for your skills, then go to another employer with those skills or spend time developing skills you can take to a different employer. That sounds harsh, but like, that's just how it works.