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What is 'economic discrimination'?
Critics worry that X Factor-style hiring might lead to 'economic discrimination'. This means that the process could unfairly disadvantage people from certain backgrounds, perhaps those who can't afford to take time off for multi-stage competitions, or who lack the resources to prepare for them.
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