Originally Posted by
StlLifer
The discussion misses the Big Picture!
THERE IS A HUGE SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED PEOPLE IN EVERY PROFESSION!
I do not have enough qualified applicants for any of these professions and believe that the Federal Government needs to either subsidize the education of these people to come into these professions, subsidize their pay, or allow me to bring in foreign workers who are willing to do these vital jobs that Americans just don't want to do.
Eighteen months ago I was only offering $23 per hour. A 50% increase in salary has done nothing to bring in new applicants. Within 3 years, medical offices and law firms like mine will begin to close and will not be able to serve the needs of the poorest members of our society needing medical and legal services.
Well you need to look at the training for each of those positions. Why would someone go through the years of training to work for low pay? A hairdresser makes $115 in 1.5 hours, a tattoo artist makes over $100/hr both of those are only months in training.
Jobs that takes years of training AND jobs where people's lives are at stake need to have pay that reflects the responsibility.
If pay is to go up supply of pilots must go down, same with Doctors, Firefighters, Nurses, Police officers. It's time to pay those that have lives in their hands.
Supply vs Demand Econ 101