I think it would be easier to address you in reverse order...
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Originally Posted by August
Nor would those low paying jobs be an acceptable financial replacement for their previous jobs.
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If it is that, or long term unemployment due to lack of non-service/skill
jobs they will have no choice.
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First off no way would each rich person hire 4 more house servants if there is no need for them
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At various points in history there has been an abundance of cheap labor
and it certainly was used by the affluent middle classes.
That said, cheep labor isn't just useful in the home once manufacturing
is almost totally automated (I don't think it ever will be). There are any
number of things cheep human labour can do that machines can not.