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Those labour shortages are happening throught Europe and the developed world though - both general shortages of labour and the specific shortages of, for exampl
by makomk 3y ago
Those labour shortages are happening throught Europe and the developed world though - both general shortages of labour and the specific shortages of, for example, medical staff. The argument I've sometimes seen made is that sure, the EU may have shortages of those staff, but they'll have an easier time dealing with it because they have freedom of movement to allow workers to move to where the jobs are. That makes no sense because no amount of shuffling around workers between countries can change the fact that there's not enough to go around across the entire region and the occupations in shortage are basically the same everywhere too.
- rich_sasha 3y agoFrom a myopic UK point of view it's still a net negative. They can draw in skilled employees from elsewhere in the EU and have someone else deal with the issue. UK shot itself in the knee by banning them. And it's not even clear what the balance of benefits is, precisely. Expats often return eventually and boost the local economy with money saved while away. Certainly what's happening with Poland - yes there is a pinch from people leaving, but also a cash stream going back.