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This is all very complex, but workers aren't without fault here. Maybe if they had skills to offer that someone was willing to pay for? Just spitballing. I've seen articles in which employers lament not being able to find capable workers. And there was a study a year or two about how dismal Americans were at employable skills in this economy, after years of losing ground educationally to the rest of the world.

We set very low expectations for our children, educationally. I see it now that mine has started.

And, look, I feel for the blue-collar worker. Deeply. My dad was in and out of work his whole life. It was very difficult growing up like that. But instead of seeing the writing on the wall, he never even pursued another skill set. He gave up on himself, profesionally, between the ages of 40 and 50. He was angry at ... I'm not sure what he was angry at. Robots maybe.

 

Employers could also show a little more willingness to train.

You see some of these job listings with a dozen requirements. How many people will be able to fill all of them?

 

LOL.

About a hundred per job.

 

When I was 19, I took a job at a fast food restaurant. He said as a condition of my employment, I had to stay out of trouble because if I, him or any of his employees were arrested, the local news would say "Deskmonkey, who works at McPodunks, was arrested this morning...." and that he would fire me immediately if that ever happened.

That was in the 90s before social media existed.

 

Oh yes yes let's be sure to put a boot on the throat of the workers. Moochers got what they deserved.

 

Yeah, I don't think that.

 

Unless the crime was related to your employment, or you were famous, or your crime was so severe that you'd have bigger problems than losing your job, why would the local news say where you worked in the lede of the story?

"Desk Monkey, who works for Podunk Burger, was arrested Thursday when police said he was jaywalking."

How many news organizations would write that up?

 

Pick a side Dick.