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   Robert Reich (rbreich@masto.ai)'s status on Monday, 02-Jan-2023 13:35:05 JST Robert Reich

   There is no labor shortage. There is a living wage shortage, a hazard pay shortage, a child care shortage, a paid sick leave shortage, and a health care shortage.
   
   Does a new year mean we can settle this debate and finally treat workers with dignity?

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     Tazor (tazor@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jan-2023 01:36:57 JST Tazor

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     • Todd Jordan
     • Cheryl

     @tojosan @reardon15 @rbreich

     See, as someone who lives in a country with a good social security net, I react when someone calls helping vulnerable people for "government handout".

     Helping vulnerable people is THE most important job of a government, because strong people will always be fine.
     And like other people says: it is an investment that will be returned to society many times over.

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     Todd Jordan (tojosan@mastocomm.org)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jan-2023 01:36:59 JST Todd Jordan

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     • Cheryl

     @reardon15 @rbreich Not working isn't the same as living off nothing, otherwise some additional folks would get jobs.

     In some situations folks get government handouts. My sister, many years ago, lived in Kansas. She was trying recover from drug and alcohol abuse. The state payed for full time schooling and provided enough benefits for a good chunk of room and board for her & kids.

     Crazy sounding to me but might have been the best approach.

     Tokyo Outsider (337ppm) repeated this.
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     Cheryl (reardon15@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jan-2023 01:37:03 JST Cheryl

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     • Todd Jordan

     @tojosan @rbreich honest question. How can someone live off of nothing?

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     Todd Jordan (tojosan@mastocomm.org)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jan-2023 01:37:04 JST Todd Jordan

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     @rbreich I think it's become obvious that big employers aren't finding workers because the pay/benefits aren't better than not working.

     That's a sad state of affairs really.