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25. Translated: We can't find workers who will labor for 50cents/hr and no benefits

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2014, 07:47 PM

Feb 2014

Last edited Sun Feb 16, 2014, 08:21 PM - Edit history (1)

That excuse about a lack of skilled workers has always been a line of bull.

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"can't find skilled workers" turns out to be bull [View all] safeinOhio Feb 2014 OP

Thoroughly qualified applicants are asking to be paid at rate commensurate with their skill-set MrScorpio Feb 2014 #1

NO ONE working for a capitalist is ever paid what they are really worth. fasttense Feb 2014 #7

I don't agree with yhis comment at all Travis_0004 Feb 2014 #27

I'm afraid capitalism just doesn't work that way. fasttense Feb 2014 #31

In your 3 man shop... Blanks Feb 2014 #32

You are confusing the capitalist with the administrative assistant. fasttense Feb 2014 #35

I still don't agree with you. Travis_0004 Feb 2014 #44

You are not describing capitalism fasttense Feb 2014 #45

It works both ways FreeJoe Feb 2014 #33

Yes, in order to make the job bearable, the employee looks to raise his wages. fasttense Feb 2014 #39

"If he paid you what you are really worth he would never make a profit. " badtoworse Feb 2014 #38

The market determines the "worth" of your service or labor fasttense Feb 2014 #40

Sorry, but worth is not absolute, it's relative... badtoworse Feb 2014 #43

You are confusing capitalism with free enterprise fasttense Feb 2014 #46

Arguably, both of our definitions are correct, but I still can't agree with you badtoworse Feb 2014 #47

OK, your explanations of the definitions make sense. fasttense Feb 2014 #48

I'm glad we cleared that one up. badtoworse Feb 2014 #49

Link is dead exboyfil Feb 2014 #2

Sorry try this safeinOhio Feb 2014 #4

Link pa28 Feb 2014 #16

Who don't know that? Recd. nt raccoon Feb 2014 #3

Here is one problem exboyfil Feb 2014 #5

Depends on the job. Igel Feb 2014 #10

The Trotskyist way would be to split that 60 hours a week........ socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #11

Usually these companies in question have many more than 2 workers Nikia Feb 2014 #19

I always thought that safeinOhio Feb 2014 #20

That is the employer's job. Dealing with employees is, and rightly should be the primary headache for Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #24

This would probably be news to the Fox viewers Diremoon Feb 2014 #6

Welcome to DU, Diremoon! calimary Feb 2014 #8

Yes and no. Igel Feb 2014 #14

You are so right laundry_queen Feb 2014 #17

I keep thinking about the testimonials I see regarding Costco. calimary Feb 2014 #21

Exactly. I agree with every word. nt laundry_queen Feb 2014 #30

Yep. I see it all the time in my industry. MadrasT Feb 2014 #9

Under capitalism, yep the skills that are "lacking"...... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #12

CEOs always want to do a continuous reset on the pay scale for workers jsr Feb 2014 #13

We could find plenty of skilled workers madville Feb 2014 #15

I am in a different business, but we have had similar problems.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #36

Raise pay. Problem solved. Pure supply/demand cons are always lecturing us about Populist_Prole Feb 2014 #18

The right keeps on saying it... butterfly77 Feb 2014 #22

Always has been. The exceptions are as rare as they are ridiculous, but that doesn't stop Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #23

Translated: We can't find workers who will labor for 50cents/hr and no benefits theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #25

Thank you so much for posting this. +1 eom Purveyor Feb 2014 #26

and now, our latest, "no shit Sherlock" moment. n/t ladywnch Feb 2014 #28

Maybe it's true overall.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #29

For issue for us is geographic, Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2014 #34

We're on the east coast.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #37

The business world pushes this myth because they want to import workers who will work cheaper. jwirr Feb 2014 #41

This still doesn't take into consideration the 3 people applying for each job. CK_John Feb 2014 #42