[maxfurman]

I know I wouldn't work for Walmart even for $20/hr because their benefits are notoriously bad. You can compete with free money by offering a better total package than just money. Never mind the opportunity cost of working for Walmart instead of starting your own business, educating yourself, etc. etc.

[missedthecue]

Would you rather make $17 an hour playing video games in your pajamas or $20 an hour coming into work every morning?

That's the problem here. It's not the fault of the businesses.

[Dah00n]

Ah yes, the slogan used worldwide by ultra conservatives and the extreme right. Here in Denmark it is "Det skal kunne betale sig at arbejde! ("You should benefit from having a job!") Said by no-one ever who have actually had to sit on their ass with nothing to do for years. What is your dream is most people's nightmare. With no job you will live a second rate life as everyone who have been there long enough will know. In Denmark they will even have free healthcare like everyone else and yet people still would rather work then collect unemployment benefits (which is also much better and higher than it is in the States). It's a myth.

[Izkata]

Well, it was confirmed true a year ago: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/employers-struggle-compete-6...

[mcphage]

Strange—I wonder what was happening a year ago that meant people were uninterested in going back in to work. I feel like something weird was happening, but I can't remember what it was.

[imtringued]

Those unemployed workers are literally going on strike.