I live in those communities right now, and own a business here, and I can promise you that they do. There is a great big class of people that do what they need to do--but only that much--to support themselves. We're having a hard time down South right now economic-wise solely because the lower-level people we need to do grunt work have too much cash in their pockets, given to them as various forms of "aid" or "assistance." They will not get their butts back in the kitchen, in the stock rooms, in the shop, etc. until their magical free money runs out.

Not only do I know this, but it's incredibly widely known. The whole Country is experiencing this at the same time, in the same way, for the same reasons. It's not that there's a lack of jobs, it's that a huge chunk of people don't see why they should bother. The incremental improvement to their life isn't worth putting in the effort. Just like every other time this has happened, when the bennies dry up, they'll drag themselves to work.

Also--what were we talking about? Right, the idea that the Administrative State placates the plebes with subsistence, because they're just that nice, especially to the underclass in Red States. Without that magic money paying our able-bodied layabouts to not work, we'd suffer. Is that seriously what we're still going for here? Because you know, that's a type of suffering I'd be more than willing to risk. Let's try it and see how it goes.

I live in those communities right now, and own a business here, and I can promise you that they do. There is a great big class of people that do what they need to do--but only that much--to support themselves. We're having a hard time down South right now economic-wise solely because the lower-level people we need to do grunt work have too much cash in their pockets, given to them as various forms of "aid" or "assistance." They will not get their butts back in the kitchen, in the stock rooms, in the shop, etc. until their magical free money runs out.

Not only do I know this, but it's incredibly widely known. The whole Country is experiencing this at the same time, in the same way, for the same reasons. It's not that there's a lack of jobs, it's that a huge chunk of people don't see why they should bother. The incremental improvement to their life isn't worth putting in the effort. Just like every other time this has happened, when the bennies dry up, they'll drag themselves to work.

Also--what were we talking about? Right, the idea that the Administrative State placates the plebes with subsistence, because they're just that nice, especially to the underclass in Red States. Without that magic money paying our able-bodied layabouts to not work, we'd suffer. Is that seriously what we're still going for here?

I live in those communities right now, and own a business here, and I can promise you that they do. There is a great big class of people that do what they need to do--but only that much--to support themselves. We're having a hard time down South right now economic-wise solely because the lower-level people we need to do grunt work have too much cash in their pockets, given to them as various forms of "aid" or "assistance." They will not get their butts back in the kitchen, in the stock rooms, in the shop, etc. until their magical free money runs out.

Not only do I know this, but it's incredibly widely known. The whole Country is experiencing this at the same time, in the same way, for the same reasons. It's not that there's a lack of jobs, it's that a huge chunk of people don't see why they should bother. The incremental improvement to their life isn't worth putting in the effort. Just like every other time this has happened, when the bennies dry up, they'll drag themselves to work.

Also--what were we talking about? Right, the idea that the Administrative State placates the plebes with subsistence, because they're just that nice, especially to the underclass in Red States. Is that seriously what we're still going for here?