[justjim]

The labor shortage was projected by labor analysts in the 90’s. I know because I worked in education and job training several moons ago. We always had those people who were disabled and couldn’t work and those who found staying home for others reasons more profitable than working for minimum wages and paying for child care. That said, there is definitely more demand for labor than supply today. It’s not just lower skilled jobs either. Teachers, nurses, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, carpenters, equipment operators, construction workers, computer engineers, and truck drivers just to name a few occupational shortages. Maybe it’s time to face some of these challenges instead of fighting “culture wars” that we seemed to be marred in. It’s simply called doing what’s right for the better good and the future of our children and grandchildren.