My stepmother owns and operates a daycare and is in the same exact boat as the woman in the article; she simply CANNOT find anyone willing to work right now because it’s better paying to just stay at home and sit on your ass. And it’s not like she pays peanuts either for the work she requires.

I just spoke to her today about this, she’s 4 workers short and is literally working herself to death because of this. She’s convinced this all was intentional to kill small businesses.

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Originally posted by Skins2881:
^^^^ Agreed come September people will be fighting for jobs.

The government is going to keep extending this as long as the Dems are in charge with Doofus Puppet Biden in the WH...

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She’s convinced this all was intentional to kill small businesses.

^^^^^^^^^^^^
I do not think it is intentional. Biden is just stupid. With the proposed capital gains tax increase, that is not likely to help the stock market. More social programs I presume.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:

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She’s convinced this all was intentional to kill small businesses.

^^^^^^^^^^^^
I do not think it is intentional. Biden is just stupid. With the proposed capital gains tax increase, that is not likely to help the stock market. More social programs I presume.

The intentional part is to control you and put the fear of God in you to comply with all their wishes.
It could not be any clearer or evident.
It's not that they want to kill SMB's it is that it just works out that way in their agenda.
... and the agenda comes first.

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Originally posted by smschulz:

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:

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She’s convinced this all was intentional to kill small businesses.

^^^^^^^^^^^^
I do not think it is intentional. Biden is just stupid. With the proposed capital gains tax increase, that is not likely to help the stock market. More social programs I presume.

The intentional part is to control you and put the fear of God in you to comply with all their wishes.
It could not be any clearer or evident.
It's not that they want to kill SMB's it is that it just works out that way in their agenda.
... and the agenda comes first.

I agree with Schulz and I'll add something. Just personal opinion.
The $15 an hour bill got tanked and I'm sure a lot of people wanted that pay rate. Extend the Covid unemployment so businesses would have to raise pay to entice people to come back to work.
A restaurant in town where I live is trying to hire people and they're advertising a $500 bonus for cooks.
I'm hiring temps right now for unskilled labor work at $14.25 an hour when they were $11.25 an hour a few weeks ago.
They're getting their wish for a higher minimum wage with no bill being passed.
Yes, Biden is dumb but the Democrats know what they're doing. Biden is just a puppet.

This is so true it hurts.
How many small businesses are going to be able to hold out til September, I wonder?

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Originally posted by Scurvy:
Talked about this recently with friends and we agreed that the people who ARE willing to work now and not collect unemployment are going to have a HUGE leg up later on when the benefits end in September...

They have their pick of job at the moment and pay rates are up because theres such a demand for workers. When everyone is forced to get off their couch later this year, they are going to have to comoete for jobs, probably settle for something less than ideal and probably get paid less as all the people reentering at once will suppress wages.

Every employer is going to be able to tell who chose to sit on the couch as soon as they ask what they've been doing the last 18 months. They will also remember who stepped up.


This is a great opportunity for low skill individuals (not meant as a put down) who are motivated to improve their station in life.

I disagree. My experience is that most businesses and managers have a very short memory when it comes to employees and which of them have have been loyal or gone the extra mile when it comes to yearly reviews, promotions, etc. The bottom line is all that matters and loyalty from top down may exist, but it's the exception not the rule.

Saw a story this morning that a McDonald's in Tampa is offering $50.00 just to get people to show up for an interview.
They say they are still having trouble attracting people.
They have also raised starting pay to $11.50 an hour.

"Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It."

It's painful to watch these idiots keep repeating the past.
Tax the rich, like they will do nothing.
Tax corporations like they won't go offshore.
And on, and on, and on.

I also think it is where you live and your skill set.

Now that my LE career is dead after 15 years (it was not by choice at first but now with all the social woke crap, I am done) I have been looking for work for about 7 months with no leads.

I am currently in Indiana, and looking at moving back to Ohio for any work. The Laborers Union here in Indianapolis called me within two days of sending them an email and asked if I would be interested doing underground tunnel work.
(The problem I am running into is that housing is limited and the prices are sky high)

I would like to stay in the Raleigh/Durham area because that is where the house is but I have had two phone calls for labor jobs and they were paying $10-$12 but I would have to drive an hour.

In Durham I pay taxes, and cannot check certain boxes so I am not even glanced at.

Heck, I just want to get out of the house, work with my hands and do physical labor.

So that is why I am looking at relocating to anywhere.

I told my dad the other day on the phone, that I had no idea it would be this hard to get a job running a jack hammer, or drilling wells.

Hahhahaha.

I just saw a post from an asparagus farmer saying that he may have to waste an entire crop as he can't get any pickers this year.

No locals want the work, and the border issue is trying up all the H-2a Visa workers so they won't be available during the picking season.

I fully expect a terrible year for US grown vegetables, leading to food shortages and higher dependence on foreign foods.

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Originally posted by mrapteam666:
I am currently in Indiana, and looking at moving back to Ohio for any work.

I would like to stay in the Raleigh/Durham area because that is where the house is.

Sorry, you lost me. Where is it you want to be/find work at?

Mikeyspizza:

Good Afternoon.
I apologize for not articulating my position a little better.

I am currently in Indiana at Camp Atterbury piddling around for Uncle Sam on a temp position.

The house is Durham so that is where I have been applying to jobs for the last six months or more. I have had two phone calls for jobs.

So, without any luck I have started branching out and looking at other states for work. I really don't care where I work or where I need to go whether it is to Oklahoma, North Dakota or Florida. The problem is that I have a pretty good set of skills and I would like to make a decent per hour wage. I am not talking $28 an hour but more along the lines of 16-18.

In the Raleigh/Durham area I have been offered positions for about 11-13.

I am in about 10-15 restaurants a night. I see signs like this every night. No one wants to work.

Can't find workers to work for a given salary? Here's a novel idea idea -- pay them more.

I hate when businesses whine that they can't find skilled labor for $10 an hour. That's what I made as a lifeguard. In high school. 20 years ago.

Are there businesses in a given industry that are prospering? If so then the issue is not with the industry but in the way an individual business is managed. If there is indeed that much demand for a service then raise the price and pass that money onto employees. This has been a solved problem for as long as microeconomics has been around.

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Originally posted by mrapteam666:
Mikeyspizza:

Good Afternoon.
I apologize for not articulating my position a little better.

I am currently in Indiana at Camp Atterbury piddling around for Uncle Sam on a temp position.

The house is Durham so that is where I have been applying to jobs for the last six months or more. I have had two phone calls for jobs.

So, without any luck I have started branching out and looking at other states for work. I really don't care where I work or where I need to go whether it is to Oklahoma, North Dakota or Florida. The problem is that I have a pretty good set of skills and I would like to make a decent per hour wage. I am not talking $28 an hour but more along the lines of 16-18.

In the Raleigh/Durham area I have been offered positions for about 11-13.

$10-13 an hour is insulting in the US in 2021 for anyone who isn't a high school student. It's basically federal minimum wage adjusted for inflation since that hasn't been raised since 2009.

I'm sorry you're having such a hard time finding a job but I feel like any of those businesses would have no trouble staffing up if they would pay people $28. The issue isn't with the workers, it's with the businesses.

I think you missed the point. The government was paying people $25 per hour, now $17.50 an hour to sit on their asses. This is artificial price manipulation, not an invisible hand at work here. Yes if workers demanded more pay and consumers were willing to pay higher prices then let economics work itself out. Not at all what we are dealing with here.

I've got a buddy that owns 2 Moby Dick fish dine in/carryout. He can't get enough help to run the dining room so it's carryout or drive through only.

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I feel like any of those businesses would have no trouble staffing up if they would pay people $28. The issue isn't with the workers, it's with the businesses.

We see several member flat out say that local businesses mean nothing to them, and they're happy to spend their money at Amazon (so that Amazon can support far left politics with their profits and import more Chinese goods).

I guess businesses could offer $50 an hour for employees, but if customers aren't willing to pay more to offset that cost it will just put them out of business faster. Seems that many of those who believe pay should increase have a problem paying more for goods and services. It's a no win situation.

It's all part of the plan, y'all.