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Hotler

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47. It's a workers market now and it's time to drive up wages. nt.

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Mon May 17, 2021, 07:59 AM

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No One Wants to Work [For You] Anymore: The End of Oligopsony [View all] erronis May 2021 OP

Kickin' with gusto! Faux pas May 2021 #1

TAKE THIS JOB & SHOVE IT, I DON'T WORK HERE ANYMORE ..... Trueblue1968 May 2021 #35

The "financial" markets love every type of inflation UpInArms May 2021 #2

That's not true. Wage inflation is... reACTIONary May 2021 #14

That's one theory. In reality, there is some chicken and egg to it. We've had higher total KPN May 2021 #19

You are right... reACTIONary May 2021 #27

... UpInArms May 2021 #29

☮&💗 reACTIONary May 2021 #30

The wealthy will fight tooth & nail to keep wages low, because it benefits their pocketbook. KS Toronado May 2021 #3

and because it reinforces their self assigned status as superior to workers DBoon May 2021 #16

" their self assigned " is right on target. KS Toronado May 2021 #28

I always felt that anyone who claimed to be a Libertarian dansolo May 2021 #42

Thing is though in the long run it does not as they accumulate more it takes cstanleytech May 2021 #39

HAH! Not according to them. OldBaldy1701E May 2021 #46

Same here! KT2000 May 2021 #4

The mega rich are sitting on a powder keg by forcing people to live in poverty though as eventually cstanleytech May 2021 #40

And you can't have "Oligopsony" without... wait for it... "GOP". n/t TygrBright May 2021 #5

Nailed it! ShazzieB May 2021 #23

Surprise surprise TexasBushwhacker May 2021 #6

I will be retiring this year I think RainCaster May 2021 #38

I'm 64 and several of my friends and former co-workers TexasBushwhacker May 2021 #67

So many things need to be fixed tiredtoo May 2021 #7

And almost half of the elected officials Mr.Bill May 2021 #9

Whether employed by capitalist owners or supervised in socialist collectives, Hortensis May 2021 #8

You echo what I think. The short-term/bottom line capitalists aren't thinking about the future erronis May 2021 #10

Sure. My main point is that it will happen when people make Hortensis May 2021 #20

Great post malaise May 2021 #11

It's almost beginning to feel like a general strike mountain grammy May 2021 #12

Too many American employers are entitled dlk May 2021 #13

K&R nt PoliWrangler May 2021 #15

Great stuff thanks Fullduplexxx May 2021 #17

For employers, it's worse than it appears bucolic_frolic May 2021 #18

You all are talking Socialism! How dare the workers not want to come back! Chainfire May 2021 #21

What does Bezos have to do with it? Loki Liesmith May 2021 #45

I believe that the two issues are connected Chainfire May 2021 #52

Maybe workers still see the virus risks of going back? Captain Zero May 2021 #50

Interesting phrase that resonates Tink41 May 2021 #51

Hate To Say It But I Own A Business Because No One Could / Would Pay Me DanieRains May 2021 #22

I don't know you or your business, but I've turned more laps than I like to admit now... Moostache May 2021 #64

Very good article. ananda May 2021 #24

As an economics teacher, I'm so happy to see "Oligopsony" being used" Bucky May 2021 #25

The word 'Business' is way over-worked and misleading.... RicROC May 2021 #54

K and R Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #26

And don't forget, most of those Bettie May 2021 #31

The actual birth of the labor movement ChazInAz May 2021 #32

Good point, also as mentioned below. erronis May 2021 #56

KNR niyad May 2021 #33

GOP loves it when people are desperate enough to take whatever they can IronLionZion May 2021 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove May 2021 #36

Didn't the plague end cerfdom and usher in the middle class in Europe? n/t applegrove May 2021 #37

That's an interesting idea. Too bad it takes such a drastic event to cause change. erronis May 2021 #55

Yes. . Yes it did. Nt cinematicdiversions May 2021 #60

Had a discussion w our county sheriff Cosmocat May 2021 #41

I don't think... Quanto Magnus May 2021 #62

ok, I understand the fucked up schedules... Maxheader May 2021 #43

Beginning of an inflationary spiral? Loki Liesmith May 2021 #44

It's a workers market now and it's time to drive up wages. nt. Hotler May 2021 #47

Slackers didn't want to work. Marcuse May 2021 #48

It's about time... smirkymonkey May 2021 #49

slave wages . AllaN01Bear May 2021 #53

Show of hands, please: Orrex May 2021 #57

HAND. It's got "GOP" in it. Kid Berwyn May 2021 #59

Make the rich work, too, then. Kid Berwyn May 2021 #58

Take this GOP and shove it! Blue Owl May 2021 #61

I remember when $15/hr was a handsome wage. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #63

Also, many people would rather do Uber or Lyft than work East-A-Squared May 2021 #65

I absolutely hear them Skittles May 2021 #66