“There are more people working than ever before” that is exactly what economists mean when they say there is a labor shortage, there are not many unemployed people. Higher wages alone won’t change that. It mostly just shifts around who is employed by whom. To actually build a larger work force you need not only higher wages, but making it easier for those who don’t work to do so like young people and those currently residing in other countries.
Its almost like they should just remove migration restrictions and allow people to move freely instead of politicians playing politics to get the votes of stupid old people.
I don’t trustpoliticianns to be farsighted than enough to run such well. But if we keep the politicians out and allow the workers to seize the telecommunications systems from the bosses free of consequence, that might actually work.
Chinese coast guard personnel briefly boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat near Taiwan-controlled islands next to China’s coast on Monday, the government in Taipei said, in an escalation of tensions after China said it would carry out regular patrols....
grrr…why so many podcoasts these days? One of the things I appreciate about NPR & misses.org is they, eventually, post full transcripts of their podcasts online. (Either they have really good speech to text technology, or it scurinizetley edited by humans.)
Canada’s construction worker shortage stands in way of housing boost, CMHC says (globalnews.ca)
Should telecommunications be nationalized?
www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/04/17/…/418145/
Cory Doctorow: What Kind of Bubble is AI? (locusmag.com)
Is this really a moose's tooth? (www.msn.com)
It looks more like wood to me. landscape photo of a lady holding a moose tooth
China coast guard boarded Taiwanese boat near frontline islands, Taiwan says (www.reuters.com)
Chinese coast guard personnel briefly boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat near Taiwan-controlled islands next to China’s coast on Monday, the government in Taipei said, in an escalation of tensions after China said it would carry out regular patrols....
Double century partnership steers Canada to defeat of Hong Kong in Men’s One Day Series (web.archive.org)
Yes, Canada has a national Cricket team. No, it won’t distract from hockey.
New Huawei Phone Shows China Continues Bypassing Biden's Chip Embargoes (www.freedomsphoenix.com)
Good for them!