Robert ReichFeb 26, 2023
America doesn’t have a 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.
Show threadPatrick Gillam
@rbreich
Let’s include an affordable housing shortage, too. Where I live, people cannot house themselves on the wages being paid.
Feb 26, 2023 at 7:25pmWeb
Show threadjackFeb 26, 2023
@patrickgillam @rbreich Oh yes, that. And not only in the #USA, it's all over the #EU - all the larger cities in #Germany, like #München, #Berlin, #Köln, #Frankfurt and many more. In #Paris and #Amsterdam it's been like this for decades, but now there's also #Milano. #Lisboa is catching up quickly. Where there's #work and prosperity, there's #gentrification and a #housingcrisis. While the countryside is dying, the city hipsters are looking for waiters, maids, teachers...
Show threadRichservo Feb 27, 2023
@patrickgillam @rbreich we can afford the house we rent but even at a relatively high wage I can barely save anymore with how expensive things like groceries and ultilities have gotten. I even got a 9% pay bump this year.
Show threadSabaah Z Jauhar-RizviFeb 27, 2023
@patrickgillam @rbreich the cost of housing is becoming unreasonable. Studio apartments for a grand. Houses with under 600 square feet selling for $200K or more. This is unsustainable and ridiculous.