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I wonder how long these fellows last
bson:
--- Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on October 22, 2021, 10:28:31 pm ---Very crude and labor intensive.
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Well, that's how it is in most of the world. In the west, labor is very expensive and machines relatively cheap. In developing economies, labor is dirt cheap relative to machinery. In much of the world it's cheaper to hire 20 people to dig a trench with hand tools than to rent a backhoe, for example.
Sal Ammoniac:
--- Quote from: bson on October 24, 2021, 01:58:28 am ---
--- Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on October 22, 2021, 10:28:31 pm ---Very crude and labor intensive.
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Well, that's how it is in most of the world. In the west, labor is very expensive and machines relatively cheap. In developing economies, labor is dirt cheap relative to machinery. In much of the world it's cheaper to hire 20 people to dig a trench with hand tools than to rent a backhoe, for example.
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A few years ago my company had a development office in Calcutta. The company paid the manager of the team over there the equivalent of USD$30,000 a year. On this salary he was able to employ a live-in maid, cook, and chauffeur.
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