Paul Krugman Quotes
Whenever you see some business person quoted complaining about how he or she can't find workers with the necessary skills, ask what wage they're offering. Almost always it turns out what said business person really wants is highly educated workers at a manual-labor wage. No wonder they come up short.
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Whenever you see some business person quoted complaining about how he or she can't find workers with the necessary skills, ask what wage they're offering. Almost always it turns out what said business person really wants is highly educated workers at a manual-labor wage. No wonder they come up short.
