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Re:Instead of paying adults more, states let companies hire ... by tome on Sunday March 12, 2023 @03:41PM (#35125183)
> I don't understand. The current labour shortage is, 100%, hands down, fully stop, start to finish, a result of boomers retiring.

What I'd love to know is why this labour shortage doesn't lead to increased wages for the workers who are not retiring.

Re:Instead of paying adults more, states let companies hire ... by ghaff on Sunday March 12, 2023 @04:00PM (#35125429)
Essentially, price elasticity of demand. There's a ton of services/products I would consume at an arbitrarily low price that I won't at a much higher price. And some services have a very large labor component.
Re:Instead of paying adults more, states let companies hire ... by pixl97 on Sunday March 12, 2023 @04:11PM (#35125584)
Why do you think the .1% is making hand over fist right now. They keep jacking up prices and the investor class isn't sharing the profits.

That said, wages have gone up some, but generally not for people that remain at a company, you have to be willing to switch jobs to get the benefit.