roccoccoSafredi OP t1_jaa48wa wrote
I'm sharing this because it demonstrates a point I've been making to folks for a while. Baltimore's poverty issues do not come from a lack of "jobs".
They come from a basic skills gap.
todareistobmore t1_jab5omk wrote
> Baltimore's poverty issues do not come from a lack of "jobs"
This is such a colossal straw man given that the situation in the labor market described in this article is at most two years old.
> They come from a basic skills gap.
To the extent this is true, it's best exemplified by this article quoting McKinsey about vaporware labor needs beyond the near future.
jabbadarth t1_jaa4rg4 wrote
That and access to the jobs.
roccoccoSafredi OP t1_jaaxram wrote
You know people used to move across the country for employment, right?
Hell, I work with a shitload of people who have moved half way around the world for better employment.
People are clever: they can figure shit like that out when they need to.
MotoSlashSix t1_jacpd76 wrote
Yeah man, all the folks in Baltimore who are struggling from lack of work need to do is take that few thousands bucks they have in savings, move to Austin Texas, put down a few grand for a deposit and first months rent on the average place there, pull their kids out of school, and start working in one of those awesome tech sector jobs!
MotoSlashSix t1_jacpopk wrote
I guess I just figured people here are smart enough to understand that part of the whole "lack of jobs" thing is the fact the city lacks jobs people can actually get hired for and live on.
Implicit in the "lack of jobs" argument is the need to train people for the jobs we do have. And that requires investment beyond the means of your average individual who is struggling from underemployment. That need exists regardless of how much you pay people.
You have to meet people where they are. An overabundance of jobs writing cursive doesn't matter if 99% of the population doesn't know how to write cursive. So train people in how to do that. The problem is, most people can't afford the kinds of training required to do these jobs. And if we're being honest, the argument is more holistic than just "more jobs." It includes the need to get people training and support them while they learn.
And also let's don't pretend that some $15/hour service sector job that puts someone on a bus 4 hours a day in addition to their shift is sufficient and will support someone in this city.
EfficiencySuch6361 t1_jaa6zw5 wrote
Why would anyone anywhere care about ur opinion?
NotARageComic t1_jaabh5c wrote
Thank you, this subreddit needs more negativity like this!
EfficiencySuch6361 t1_jaacmpl wrote
Bc blaming poor underserved communities 100% for their problems like OP is just the epitome of positivity! s/
okdiluted t1_jab6hyw wrote
for real. this has major "the shop manager just stepped out of his new car to tell everyone the company's making record profits this year! not for you guys on the floor though, you know how bad the economy is, we just can't find the money to give any raises."
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