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In reply to the discussion: Krugman: When a business owner complains about being unable to find workers, ask how much he pays. [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)Here are some facts that somehow didn't enter into the analysis.
1) Most hiring is done by small businesses. If you haven't tried to run a small business lately, you really shouldn't offer an opinion about hiring. It is tough. Most small businesses are struggling
2) The big businesses have never been more profitable. But they don't hire anybody. Over the last decade, they have been net job DESTROYERS.
The root cause of our unemployment is the concentration of wealth in the hands of people who have no interest in hiring anybody, other than gardeners and people to shine their shoes. Break up the oligopolies, end the ridiculous trade agreements, and make the rich pay their fair share of taxes and you would see full employment here and a greatly increased quality of life for the middle class..