I think you hit the nail on the head here: "if rent was cheaper" The jobs that that people "don't want to work anymore" no longer pay a living wage. Between re

I think you hit the nail on the head here: "if rent was cheaper" The jobs that that people "don't want to work anymore" no longer pay a living wage. Between rent hikes squeezing the low end, high interest rates squeezing the middle class, and every major company from oil down to Kellog's raising prices but not wages, people can't _afford_ to take menial, minimum-wage jobs anymore. Oh, and a bunch of people died because of COVID, so supply has been affected too.