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[–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.de 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The labor market is a market - that means it is regulated by supply and demand.

Now, there's a demand for workers.

Now, think about what happens when the supply goes down - prices go up.

In other words: If there are fewer workers on the labor market, that means the price for labor goes up, in other words: wages go up.

[–] Minotaur@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Ok. That’s a very fine system if everyone in the country works in a button factory where they just push buttons on a keyboard all day and don’t actually produce anything.

What do you think businesses are… making products for??