Obtuse much? First you say, "if you don't like what they're offering, don't take the job." Then when they don't take the job it's, "no one wants to work anymore!1!!" Make up you mind.
Labor is a commodity. As much as employers want you to not know that, it is. And.. what determines the value of a commodity? Scarcity and desirability. If a specific labor is desired and scarce, guess what? This "hire the afflicted" scheme is brilliant; they'll look good to the woke AND... .gov will pay a majority of the wages. Which means.. The Corps get to keep more money! All subsidies are a direct pipeline from the taxpayer to the corp. Bravo!
You guys talking about raising a family and owning a house on $3 an hour a hundred years ago are awesome! You're so removed from reality it's hilarz. But ignorance is bliss... All you would have to do is check the "for rent" ads in your area to see that the numbers just don't add up. And not everyone is set up for higher education or even a trade. What about the poor schlep with an 85 IQ? Should he just be homeless? The FACT of the matter is... especially in the last three years with inflation, wages have not NEARLY kept up with the cost of living. You want to use the red herrings of iPhones and video games? What about $800 for a room for a month and $100 every time you go to the grocery store?
Yes... we geezers lucked out and got ours before it all went nuts, but that's nothing to be smug or proud about. If any of us were 20 right now, we'd be asking how tf am I supposed to make this work.
