Unemployment Benefits Aren't Creating a Labor Shortage, They're Building Worker Power
Unemployment Benefits Aren’t Creating a Labor Shortage, They’re Building Worker Power A McDonald's restaurant on Penn Ave in Sinking Spring, PA. (Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images) As businesses have begun opening back up, we have been subjected to increasing hand-wringing from business owners, particularly restaurants and similar service-based workplaces, who insist they are facing a labor shortage. The argument, according to some, is that unemployment benefits are too generous and are discouraging work, leaving employers unable to hire workers. Thankfully...
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