Can we please settle this debate already? 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.

@rbreich completely agree
There is no shortage of workers, they are just poorly deployed by the market
In the UK we had dozens of gas and electricity companies "competing" to sell exactly the same gas at exactly the same price

Thousands of hard working, talented people deployed in sales, marketing, billing departments, back-office - all delivering absolutely nothing of value except to the shareholders

The sectors that complain about staff shortages, especially agriculture and hospitality are notoriously insecure, often unpleasant and poorly paid