Oh, I agree completely. I was just taking a shot at those "doom and gloom" leftists who think mass unemployment is good because it will lead to the Revolution.
Tight labor markets seem to function as something of a de facto labor union, as I'm sure I'm not the first to notice. Where I work, people were much more outspoken, almost defiant, when jobs were plentiful around '98-99. Managers were cowed, and were encouraged by Human Resources to "get in touch" with their employees, who would often just walk out the door anyway. Ah, the late 90s......
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