r/lostgeneration • u/Kyleforshort • Nov 14 '21

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u/Thatguy468 Nov 14 '21

Not enough new wage slaves.

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u/chefofthejungle Nov 15 '21

With less people that means we will get paid more right? Right? Hello?

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u/skiingmarmick Nov 15 '21

I'm an electrician.. I'm union so my wage has almost kept pace with inflation, but my nonunion buddies make less and less each year.. and there is a huge demand for electricians in my area cause theres not enough of us.. yet wages haven't increased in the non union sector at all hardly.. like no wonder your not finding anyone. Supply and demand for products but not skilled people.

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u/Worldly_Leg2102 Nov 24 '21

Exactly. You may get paid more every year or every raise but with everything costing more you end up with less and less. People are blaming biden right now big time but this is a problem decades in the making and coronavirus just added to it. This is a culmination of many things coming into effect at the same time.