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Change, and we all believe that we will change that. in the u.s., for every software developer that's looking for a job, there are five openings, which means there is a mass opportunity to get these awesome people who are really smart and really driven to be able to take on africa's challenges. >> iyinoluwa: but that's what's special about this place. i mean, most people kind of resign to the reality that they have. we're creating an alternate reality where there is always going to be power for you to do your work. >> anthony: africa, it should be stressed, is home to seven of the ten fastest ...

At manufacturing plants, the issue is more of, they can't find applicants who can pass a drug test. that's why i think the president's task force on opioid addiction is really important because, if you want to help replenish the labor pool in this country, that may be the right thing, is to try to get people off drugs so when they apply for these jobs, they can get and hold them. i think that's the principle labor issue we're facing right now. >> -- take these agricultural jobs that are desperately needed? >> i have a friend who runs a dairy farm in south central kentucky. he'll tell you findi...

The last thing i want to do is train somebody who isn't going to come to work. be late, has tardiness issues or calling off all the time. i'm actually very happy to take people who want to be involved in the process. want to come to work every day. show up on time. and we're doing a lot of training in-house now. because there's almost 12,000 open skilled labor jobs in our mahoning county. and having applicants come in, 40% are failing drug tests with preemployment. our labor pool is just shrinking. and you know, there are good paying jobs. and the opportunities for people in our area. we just ...

Training in-house now. because there's almost 12,000 open skilled labor jobs in our mahoning county. and having applicants come in, 40% are failing drug tests with preemployment. our labor pool is just shrinking. and you know, there are good paying jobs. and the opportunities for people in our area. we just can't find people to show up who can pass a drug test. >> and with full benefits. regina, thank you for sharing that story. we appreciate it. >> thank you, michael. thanks for having me. may i mention that regina manipulate shell company is in that part of ohio where cnn recently spent se...

I think that means a jobs program of not just infrastructure that the president talked about and hasn't delivered on but broad band, making the energy grid more efficient, more secure. those are jobs in the ground, cannot be outsourced to china, put people to work and shrinking the labor pool. we also need to make investments into making sure that energy efficiency, for example, and a smarter energy grid and renewable energy will reduce energy bills and put money in the pockets of average people. health care costs. same way. if we do this appropriately, money in the pockets. so democrats messa...