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Why Skilled Labor Often Serves Those Who Need It Least

I'm a carpenter and I love working with wood but most of my jobs are building luxury additions for people who already have too much while my neighbors can't afford basic home repairs.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Economic inequality distorts the distribution of skilled labor so that expertise flows toward luxury rather than necessity.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Buddhist economics — right livelihood?”

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