I think a big factor is also a generation or two (Millennials and Gen Z) that only are willing to do certain jobs. This is in part because they attended college

I think a big factor is also a generation or two (Millennials and Gen Z) that only are willing to do certain jobs. This is in part because they attended college in great numbers, often studying degrees that have limited economic value, and now they want a desk job. There are plenty of jobs that pay well and provide great benefits - things you might not expect like working in manufacturing, or as a garbage truck driver, or in the oil industry, and so on. We do have work available - the BLS data shows 6.5 million openings (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm). Many of the cities and towns across America that are often ignored in our societal discourse and in discussions like this one have both available, affordable housing and economic opportunity. It is simply not the opportunity that this generation wants. And instead, they complain that they don't have the type of job, the pricing conditions, and the type of pay that enables them to live in some of the most desirable cities on the planet, like San Francisco. I find it hard to see this as anything but entitlement and envy.