and without people working, things don't get made. and the things needed to take things, you know, to make them better, they don't get made. double delay. apple announcing production shorts on the new iphone. why? can't get it made. so less product. and then anything that does get made doesn't get where it needs to be, certainly not fast. why? you don't have the people to load, process, and transport. now, the next why. why is that true, which it is? why are we short so many workers? one answer. people are quitting their jobs like they never about before. this is a stat you haven't heard much of before, i expect. 4.3 million. that's how many people quit their job in just august. so why did they quit? vaccine mandates? no. that's mostly just a few thousand.