In contrast, those companies that are offering $15+/hour wages are seeing applications through the roof. [0] I don’t mean to discount inflation, as it will lik

In contrast, those companies that are offering $15+/hour wages are seeing applications through the roof. [0] I don’t mean to discount inflation, as it will likely be an increasing issue in the immediate future [1]. But it’s very clear that the issue isn’t unemployment stipends: it’s the low wages of working class jobs that are the issue. Unemployment and the pandemic seemed to just be the push for many people to realize their worth as human beings is more than $7.50/hour. [0]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/06/10/worker-shortage-raising-wages/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/06/10/worker-sh... [1]: https://www.axios.com/ceos-warn-inflation-alarm-sound-da5e2dcf-af16-4ca4-a1de-bdd03fbbe775.html https://www.axios.com/ceos-warn-inflation-alarm-sound-da5e2d...