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I don't really agree. It's not like raising the minimum wage will train workers for tasks they can't already perform. The shortage of laborers in specialized ta

I don't really agree. It's not like raising the minimum wage will train workers for tasks they can't already perform. The shortage of laborers in specialized task domains is endemic to our changing times, and I think framing the challenge as an old-school labor rights issue is just... terrible and stupid.

frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
That's just ahistorical, there have always been labor shortages through history, especially since industrialization. That's what makes it an old-school labor challenge. How do we get firms to pay for training? Well probably the same way we got them to do 8 hour days, overtime, paid vacation, weekends, etc.