No way companies are eating this cost AND tariffs. Especially tech companies. Its all getting passed to the customer. It could be semi functional if jobs and wages both increase but its more likely that AI would eat into any jobs or wage gains, making it a net loss for ordinary folk. I wouldn’t be too quick believe GOP policy is in the interest of the greater good. Just based on historical precedent.
Good grief, what a great idea. This is the kind of thing that progressive and even moderate Democrats should be doing. It’s weird to see the GOP reverse themselves of decades of “free trade” dogma and, on some things at least, starting to sound like the kinds of things you’d hear left-leaning people say in daily life. Given that it’s the GOP, I have to suspect the motives, but still…
I think a good idea would be to give companies some time to adapt, with a planned hike, constantly making it more and more steep. Something like 25% now as the act proposes, raising it 10-15% every year, to hit some max planned amount, but then revisiting and adjusting year after year, based on whatever variables would be relevant, like how many Americans are estimated to be out of work in related sector(s), etc.
Employers are the ones generally sponsoring these visas, but when they cost more than hiring domestically, maybe that’ll change.
No, it just means they’ll offshore even more jobs than they are now.
Look up the Hire Act of 2025. I think the GOP is finally doing something helpful. Somehing about a clock being right, twice a day, etc.
No way companies are eating this cost AND tariffs. Especially tech companies. Its all getting passed to the customer. It could be semi functional if jobs and wages both increase but its more likely that AI would eat into any jobs or wage gains, making it a net loss for ordinary folk. I wouldn’t be too quick believe GOP policy is in the interest of the greater good. Just based on historical precedent.
Oh it’s never in the interest of the greater good, with them. I’m just holding out hope they accidentally do something for the greater good.
Good grief, what a great idea. This is the kind of thing that progressive and even moderate Democrats should be doing. It’s weird to see the GOP reverse themselves of decades of “free trade” dogma and, on some things at least, starting to sound like the kinds of things you’d hear left-leaning people say in daily life. Given that it’s the GOP, I have to suspect the motives, but still…
I think a good idea would be to give companies some time to adapt, with a planned hike, constantly making it more and more steep. Something like 25% now as the act proposes, raising it 10-15% every year, to hit some max planned amount, but then revisiting and adjusting year after year, based on whatever variables would be relevant, like how many Americans are estimated to be out of work in related sector(s), etc.