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0 pointssbov9y ago0 comments

Haven't you just done a 180? I mean, I'm pretty sure the world would be in a much much better place if the government could snap its fingers and instantly produce large amounts of almost anything. Therefore there is a shortage of almost everything.

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sksnxjis9y ago

Given the millions of unemployed Americans, it seems this is not true for at least some occupations.

Wal-Mart greeters can be wonderful people and I'm not saying they aren't valuable as humans. But in labor market terms, there is clearly not a shortage of them.

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sksnxjis9y ago

Given the millions of unemployed Americans, it seems this is not true for at least some occupations.

Wal-Mart greeters can be wonderful people and I'm not saying they aren't valuable as humans. But in labor market terms, there is clearly not a shortage of them.

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