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The "just pay more" arguments are fighting back at the semantic sleight-of-hand in calling it a "labor shortage" in the first place. "Labor shortage" frames th
by durkie 5y ago
The "just pay more" arguments are fighting back at the semantic sleight-of-hand in calling it a "labor shortage" in the first place.
"Labor shortage" frames the issue in a way that faults workers, not the business.
- BurningFrog 5y agoAs a software engineer, I've heard that there is a shortage of people like me my whole career. I've never thought of that as assigning fault to either engineers or employers. More how non economists describe demand being stronger than supply. If that is how some people are actually reading it, I understand the confrontational responses more, though!