Published 2 years ago

Mitch McConnell Explains the Labor Shortage

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Mitch McConnell: "You've got a whole lot of people sitting on the sidelines because, frankly, they're flush for the moment" The labor market has seen a robust recovery, with jobs set to fully recover by this summer. The employment-population ratio for Americans ages 25-54 has crept above July 2019 levels.

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The Independent

Mitch McConnell says Americans aren’t working because they are ‘flush’ at the moment

‘What we’ve got to hope is once they run out of money, they’ll start concluding it’s better to work than not to work’

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

Mitch McConnell's labor shortage take: It will ease when people 'run out' of savings

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said 'we've got to hope' people will 'run out of money' and go back to work.

2 years ago·United States

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Washington Times

Mitch McConnell: Labor shortages will ease when stimulus runs out

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says industries are struggling to find workers because Americans are sitting on stimulus cash they received during the depths of the pandemic.

2 years ago·United States

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New York Post

Mitch McConnell blames COVID stimulus checks for US labor shortage

“You’ve got whole lot of people sitting on the sidelines because, frankly, they’re flush for the moment,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Business Insider

Mitch McConnell says the labor shortage will be solved when people run out of stimulus money because Americans are 'flush for the moment'

Lack of childcare and well-paid jobs might be driving the labor shortage. Mitch McConnell thinks March 2021 stimulus checks are to blame.

2 years ago·United States

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Political Wire

Mitch McConnell Explains the Labor Shortage

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that people will begin to work once they run out of savings, USA Today reports.Said McConnell: “You’ve got a whole lot of people sitting on the sidelines because, frankly, they’re flush for the moment. What we’ve got to hope is once they run out of money, they’ll start concluding it’s better to work than not to work.”

2 years ago·New York, United States

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