• stown@sedd.it
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    5 months ago

    The race to the bottom will work great in underregulated labor markets or anywhere regulations on environmental and safety standards are relaxed. The issue (no problem, because I believe there should be tough regulation) is that there is now a baseline that you can’t really go under unless you cut corners somehow.

    I’ve been working in construction in the SF Bay Area for over 15 years.

    • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Right so you can’t think of literally anyway you can follow the rules and make more money? I find that surprising given that I have listed one method in my previous comment and my infrastructure employer is constantly finding tricks to bring the costs down