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The typical answer to this is "pay more". But that just shifts the problem to some other field "not enough plumbers", "not enough something else". There's just
by ars 4y ago
The typical answer to this is "pay more". But that just shifts the problem to some other field "not enough plumbers", "not enough something else".
There's just not enough people to do all the work that needs doing, and not enough money available to pay all of them.
For any individual trade you can "solve it" by paying more - but how do you solve it for all the work that needs doing?
We need to dramatically simplify how much work it takes to do something, or make things last longer, or both.
- nitwit005 4y agoI have wondered if stagnating wages has meant a growing population that basically can't afford a professional for any purpose. Someone who works for $15 an hour is going to have obvious difficulties hiring someone that asks for $100 an hour.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago> We need to dramatically simplify how much work it takes to do something, or make things last longer, or both. Or lower expectations of quality of life. But I do not buy this: >There's just not enough people to do all the work that needs doing Example #1 of wasting society’s labor resources: the TSA, 65k employees.
- tuatoru 4y agoExample #2: millions of people in prison for minor drug offences, or now out of prison for same, but unable to get this kind of work because of their criminal record.