• Three_Magpies [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    To me, it's very confusing that there is an overabundance of work such that we are facing a labor crisis, but it's somehow also true that GDP growth is at 2%.

    • Mother [any]
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      3 years ago

      Not so hard to explain if the economy stayed the same size and you lost a million workers to covid

      Edit: this is also the explanation behind “I don’t understand the benefits ran out why aren’t people getting back to work”

      Corpses can’t work

    • SolidaritySplodarity [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Wages aren't keeping up with inflation and the "labor crisis" is capital trying to spin greater labor leverage as an undersupply problem rather than an undercompensation problem.