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Aristus

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36. These assholes live in mortal terror of a labor deficit.

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 03:24 PM

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As long as there is a labor surplus, more people than jobs, employers can keep wages and benefits low, and fire anyone who complains. They can easily fill the job opening with someone currently unemployed.

As the birth rate goes down, the more likely it is that there will be a labor deficit, more jobs than people to do them. Employers have to hike wages and increase benefit packages in order to attract qualified people to do jobs they can afford to be more choosy about taking.

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15? spanone Saturday #1

WTAF is wrong with these people? wcmagumba Saturday #2

They want workers RandySF Saturday #4

American born, poor workers, who'll take the jobs left open by throwing out millions of undocumented immigrants. patphil Saturday #5

To do what? At what tiny wages? dickthegrouch Saturday #24

More Christian soldiers vs. useless eaters underpants Saturday #21

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The birth rate for 15-18 year olds should be ZERO, in my professional opinion. 3catwoman3 Saturday #6

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Especially If The Teen Girls Are School-Board "HOT." 🤨🧐 ColoringFool Saturday #11

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Peaked post WWII. Notice the drop starting early 70's - Roe I'm guessing underpants Saturday #25

Probably So ProfessorGAC Saturday #28

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That Sure Could Be The Case ProfessorGAC Saturday #39

I'm guessing that the peak after WWII... regnaD kciN Saturday #34

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Not enough 14 year olds getting pregnant for the Republican Party. Renew Deal Saturday #10

Not That It Matters Substantially, But He Said "15...," not 14...... ColoringFool Saturday #12

For a 15-y/o girl to have a baby..... lastlib Saturday #14

It's the same Republican Party who, up until now, vilified teenage girls GoCubsGo Saturday #29

They probably still do... regnaD kciN Saturday #35

And competition for jobs will be fierce. travelingthrulife Saturday #13

They don't want teens to have sex before they get married. tanyev Saturday #15

They want other people's teen girls to get married and quit high school. haele Saturday #17

Yes, and the most likely scenario that occurred to me after my first post was that they are envisaging older men tanyev Saturday #23

Then when they have no means of financially caring for themselves the R's call them welfare queens? Jacson6 Saturday #16

I don't think they've thought that out underpants Saturday #20

Just ... wow. What a world. RandomNumbers Saturday #19

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It's right in their nickname: G.O.P. -misanthroptimist Saturday #26

UnF'enBelievable! NoMoreRepugs Saturday #27

My neighbor's 10 year old daughter is already a grandmother,... magicarpet Saturday #31

These assholes live in mortal terror of a labor deficit. Aristus Saturday #36

💯 + Christian soldiers and Great Replacement underpants Saturday #38

A non-white plurality America is certainly coming. Iggo Saturday #40

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When girls turn 15... lame54 Saturday #41