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JCMach1

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7. It's risk vs. reward

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue May 4, 2021, 02:39 PM

May 2021

Employers are not paying enough to overcome that risk in people's minds.

Companies have been low balling salaries coming out of the pandemic, so they only have themselves to blame.

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Unemployment benefits are not creating a worker shortage. [View all] Nevilledog May 2021 OP

K&R, Republicans love to through shit in the ether based on their opinions alone uponit7771 May 2021 #1

If the wages you'll pay potential workers are lower than unemployment payments... Iggo May 2021 #2

If they really want to help small businesses hire, then why don't these repugs roll up their sleeves SWBTATTReg May 2021 #3

Maybe we need the minimum wage to be raised to $15. per hour. patphil May 2021 #4

Then why are businesses everywhere begging for doc03 May 2021 #5

Simple: If you get paid more not to work, you probably won't work bcool May 2021 #8

You are right why work when you can get doc03 May 2021 #9

The article says that view is false. SoonerPride May 2021 #11

It is a little of both. Ace Rothstein May 2021 #6

It's risk vs. reward JCMach1 May 2021 #7

Wake me up when Republicans complain we are being too generous to corporations. Midnight Writer May 2021 #10