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Anyone else really starting to be concerned about workforce shortages? -- HokieGator 10/03/2021 12:00AM I agree, and you haven't even touched on the medical profession.... -- RUHokie 10/03/2021 5:22PM This is why I can't wrap my head around those celebrating... -- MP4VT2004 10/03/2021 5:53PM Have they consolidated their special needs kids into your classroom -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 5:20PM Lot of bad workers and service before the pandemic -- lchoro 10/03/2021 12:25PM What will happen first; the economy collapses or people will go back to -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 10:40AM Eventually, it will correct itself, creating higher inflation. -- Tank 10/03/2021 10:39AM It could be worse... -- EDGEMAN 10/03/2021 09:13AM No one is safe: -- EDGEMAN 10/03/2021 09:12AM Have no fear…the government will step in and save us all. -- vthokieq 10/03/2021 08:43AM "We the people" ARE the government -- Hokie Fiji 10/03/2021 10:01AM The corrupt 2-party system ensures we only have a choice of criminal A or B ** -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 10:20AM The two party system could work -- RTFC 10/03/2021 12:26PM This starts at the party level with purity tests. Qualified people with -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 5:25PM Your reasoning is why we have the 2 party system… -- vthokieq 10/03/2021 4:54PM Having parties - regardless of number - that only want people -- RTFC 10/03/2021 5:05PM I don’t think is what the parties want at all. -- vthokieq 10/03/2021 5:24PM I agree, never said what I inferred is what the parties want -- RTFC 10/03/2021 6:03PM Ok…not really sure what you’re trying to say then. -- vthokieq 10/03/2021 6:08PM Yep, I see how that could be read different -- RTFC 10/03/2021 6:20PM Gotcha ** -- vthokieq 10/03/2021 6:22PM The actually people, not the politicians, on both sides have WAYYY MOOORE -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 12:30PM Our binary political culture is a huge contributor to the problem -- Hokie Fiji 10/03/2021 10:24AM Yep. And that have us punching left/right or down, instead of punching up, -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 10:26AM Also keeps us at odds with each other -- Hokie Fiji 10/03/2021 10:29AM Yep. That's the punching left/right I said. It's a distraction/misderection ** -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 10:31AM Not helped by social and major media "stoking the flames." ** -- EDGEMAN 10/03/2021 10:30AM Completely agree. As a collective “we” get what “we” deserve. ** -- vthokieq 10/03/2021 10:06AM Hang in there HokieGator -- turkeywinghokie 10/03/2021 08:33AM I don't really have any hope that things will ever be back... -- MP4VT2004 10/03/2021 08:30AM My brother and I just had breakfast…he works in Vegas -- MrBayAreaHokie 10/03/2021 10:04AM Hospitals have done this -- LaneRat 10/04/2021 1:11PM Well you successfully identified HALF of the problem ... -- Vippie1 10/03/2021 10:00AM Higher minimum wage = higher cost of goods/svcs... -- MP4VT2004 10/03/2021 11:25AM Define "living wage" ** -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 10:42AM There are plenty of economics out there -- Vippie1 10/03/2021 11:10AM Self inflicted when society determined two-income families were the norm -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 11:54AM Most of the benefits go to billionaires and corporations. The true welfare. ** -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 12:22PM That isn't remotely true. The top 1.5% pay 50%+ of the taxes. The bottom -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 2:34PM And we’re in deep trouble when 50% of voters are living off of govt -- DonHo-kieHi 10/03/2021 4:41PM An ever growing dependent class that will continue to vote benefits for -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 4:51PM Maybe in an absolute value, but not relative. A lot of pay zero taxes. ** -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 2:44PM Very few pay nothing. They just pay at investment income rates ** -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 3:25PM Unemployment benefits for months, don’t have to pay rent, checks every -- DonHo-kieHi 10/03/2021 08:38AM The only way to fix it is to start evaluating people for actual need. -- EDGEMAN 10/03/2021 08:54AM Interesting that data shows evictions have remained steady if not dropped -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 10:44AM A recent thread on the Sabre on mechanics staffing issues -- TabbHokie 10/03/2021 07:37AM Don’t tell me that. I just dropped off the Ho for a rear main seal job -- HOKIE 10/03/2021 09:04AM Another reason people should be doing the easy jobs themselves. ** -- EDGEMAN 10/03/2021 08:38AM I performed a tracheotomy on myself just yesterday. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 10/03/2021 09:09AM As long as you don't perform that on anyone else... ** -- EDGEMAN 10/03/2021 09:21AM I do my own dental work :/ ** -- FfxStationHokie 10/03/2021 08:47AM Me too. It's called brushing and flossing...lol -- EDGEMAN 10/03/2021 08:52AM You da man! I preached that for 41 yrs but some are too damn dense to -- DonHo-kieHi 10/03/2021 4:45PM So simple, yet so difficult for some to complete...lol ** -- EDGEMAN 10/03/2021 5:20PM You'll make it because you're are a real professional and care -- Happy Dog 10/03/2021 06:53AM I get a couple emails a week now from headhunters -- MrBayAreaHokie 10/03/2021 06:42AM I have some data im watching....not good. Media is awol. ** -- ColoVT82 10/03/2021 01:58AM Ding…. BTW we’re down about a third in staff -- Vtskier1 10/03/2021 09:24AM Take it from the absurd defense budget. Problem solved! ** -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 10:23AM You mis-spelled grant reform.... :) ** -- Vtskier1 10/03/2021 12:26PM Defense budget is down to 3% of GDP. Certainly some fluff but it's not -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 10:46AM It's more than the next 10 largest budgets, and most of them are our allies ** -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 10:57AM Yes. The result of long ago treaties where we agreed to protect certain -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 11:46AM IIWII, but so it the money needed to be spent on infrastructure and people ** -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 11:48AM Our infrastructure is not nearly as bad as the government plays it up to be -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 11:56AM Neither is the reconciliation bill. it's a 10-year spend and more needed -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 11:58AM 1/3 is personnel and 1/3 is O&M of existing facilities. The "lining the -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 12:08PM We are certainly living in strange times... -- chemhokie 10/03/2021 01:29AM The labor shortages are a huge problem. Empty grocery store shelves. -- RoswellGAHokie 10/03/2021 12:17AM Mass testing is cheap and effective - Dogs -- MsAHokie 10/03/2021 05:53AM I heard the labor shortages were going away Sept 1st when the unemployment -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 12:53AM The Treasury Dept announced -- VTUD 10/03/2021 12:02PM Ahh gotcha, hadn't heard that. Thanks. ** -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 12:04PM Still a lot of other pandemic benefits out there to be had ** -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 10:48AM That's different ** -- FfxStationHokie 10/03/2021 08:47AM In what way? I was told that was what's holding up the workforce and would -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 10:13AM Really? Or is that just politicians saying that to save face? Other factors -- DonHo-kieHi 10/03/2021 08:44AM I was talking about posters on here. But the repubs said that too. So why -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 10:12AM No child care. It's now the #1 hindrance in the service industry ** -- 133743Hokie 10/03/2021 10:49AM Agreed. ** -- NokieHokie 10/03/2021 10:57AM Will be interesting if those losing their job due to vax mandates will -- HokieGator 10/03/2021 12:26AM They caused themselves to be unemployed ** -- capitals1 10/03/2021 06:07AM That's a great attitude until you need medical services & there's not... -- RUHokie 10/03/2021 3:47PM Solution..1st ones not to treat are unvaccinated covid -- capitals1 10/03/2021 4:59PM Such a wrong, anti-science take. Doesn't even make sense. -- RUHokie 10/04/2021 12:30AM He's talking about those who provide treatment. We're screwed without -- HokiesBill48 10/03/2021 8:33PM I saw that NY was calling up Reservist to help in hospitals. Correct me if -- HokieGator 10/03/2021 4:26PM And then what happens when a minority is let go for not getting the vax -- TheNuke 10/03/2021 12:39AM Or the thousands of illegals coming in w/o vaccinations or covid tests. -- AZHokie59 10/03/2021 12:54AM ...and Panama just reported -- VTUD 10/03/2021 12:05PM I don’t blame them. -- TabbHokie 10/03/2021 2:45PM ...and the -- VTUD 10/03/2021 4:39PM They want them to enter illegally. As many as they can get in and they -- HokiesBill48 10/03/2021 10:23PM Werent the vax requirements for illegal students in schools -- One4VT 10/03/2021 07:58AM Science ** -- ColoVT82 10/03/2021 02:00AMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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