Exactly. Part of creating a viable business is figuring out a way to charge enough to pay for the workers you need. Though whining to reporters turns out to b

Exactly. Part of creating a viable business is figuring out a way to charge enough to pay for the workers you need. Though whining to reporters turns out to be free. If employees started at $20/hour, perhaps with paid training for 3 months at $12/hour, I confidently predict he would have zero trouble hiring. Either he needs to raise prices, raise the productivity of his workers, or pay himself less. Maybe all of the above. Common symptoms of manufacturers who "can't hire" are a lack of interest in training people and whining that local tech schools aren't churning out workers (on the workers' dime!) with the exact skills they want, who will jump for $12/hour. I reiterate the parallels with the tech industry.