My point is that, whatever it is he's looking for, he's been looking for a year and a half, and hasn't yet found it. By the laws of supply-and-demand (the basis

My point is that, whatever it is he's looking for, he's been looking for a year and a half, and hasn't yet found it. By the laws of supply-and-demand (the basis of the free-market economy) he's not offering a high enough wage. Of course, it could be that his business is marginal enough that it wouldn't be profitable at a higher wage, in which case it's likely that the days of his business are numbered.