• Metalorg [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I think rents rose so fast those low paying service jobs are now unable to provide even a strained living. The retail industry isn't able to subsidise the landlord's largess

    • 01100011101001111100 [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      I think it's even more morbid than you're suggesting I bet a lot of these essential workers probably died or got long covid complications and just plain cant work anymore.

      • Metalorg [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I thought that too, but deaths were heavily weighted toward the elderly

        • Lil_Revolitionary [she/her,they/them]
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          3 years ago

          I looked it up, and over 100,000 people who died of Covid were under the age of 65 (and not everyone retires at 65 either). Even without burnout and long covid, that's still enough for a labor shortage

    • GoneWithYourWind [des/pair]
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      3 years ago

      There’s also the eviction moratorium giving workers more power by not threatening them with eviction constantly.