Rising productivity means that employers can boost salaries because of workers' increased efficiency. It is the single most important factor supporting rising living standards.
If not naiveté, it’s stupidity.
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June 06, 2007
The naiveté of an AP economics writer
Thinking that should means either “ought” or “will” on employers hiking wages when productivity rises.
If not naiveté, it’s stupidity.
If not naiveté, it’s stupidity.
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