This rant may not set well with some of you, but oh well. I don't blog for popularity points. I'm wondering if any of you have noticed the proliferation of "help wanted" signs posted about on every food establishment, construction company, etc., etc., etc.
There is a shortage right now for blue collar labor, skilled labor, and service labor. If you have a pulse and can fog a mirror I can get you a six figure job with full benefits. No joke.
The problem, I believe, is two-fold. First, we have created a mind set in education that everybody needs a college degree and work indoors. The Bored Moms on Prozac pointed you out as a failure if you did not subscribe this philosophy. Now we have a glut of paper pushers who really don't do anything except LOSE your paper work. They are a dime a dozen.
The other is that increased security at our borders has curtailed the flow of illegal migrant workers. Now employers are forced to up the pay and working conditions to attract workers. Employers, who were used to importing their slave labor, paying them under the table, and treating them badly in the process, are now having to actually play by the rules as the labor market now has choices.
See, a shortage of people/workers actually is the best method for wealth distribution. It forces employers to pay a decent wage or they won't get anybody to work for them.
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