> What I want to know is why aren't wages going up? Who says they aren't? Every business around here has a banner about hiring, usually listing a $1,000 bonus

> What I want to know is why aren't wages going up? Who says they aren't? Every business around here has a banner about hiring, usually listing a $1,000 bonus, and hourly wages are shown at least 20% higher than they were pre-pandemic. Amazon is pretty desperate to hire, with $3,000 bonuses, and talk of nation-wide $18/hr minimums. https://www.reuters.com/business/amazon-hire-125000-workers-pay-hourly-wages-18-2021-09-14/ https://www.reuters.com/business/amazon-hire-125000-workers-... It seems that still isn't quite enough. But perhaps with the end of summer vacation, that picture may soon change.