Commentary: It is true. There are people who don’t want to work anymore
The new Dollar General store in my rural Illinois hometown couldn’t open for the longest time because it couldn’t find workers. Apples rotted on the ground at Arends Orchard nearby because the 50-year proprietor couldn’t find help — for the first time in his long history of providing apples and cider to our area.
How many times have you heard this lament from small business owners? “People just don’t want to work anymore.”
Labor force participation as a percentage of possible
