Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:36:00AM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote: >> I'm not sure about that. In much of Europe, people have little >> incentive to take an "undignified" job if they can't find any other >> sort of work. Here in the US there is much more pressure in that >> direction. > > Much of social security has been eroded (see Hartz 4 in Germany). > This is almost certainly going to fuel the fringe parties (ultra-left > and ultra-right) in the next election.
Meanwhile, here in the US: http://www.wwd.com/business-news/#/ That picture of the guy recruiting outside of Lehman's offices is a friend of mine (I mentioned it earlier) who is having real trouble hiring qualified people. In spite of the current issues here, it is still hard to hire a decent sysadmin or programmer, and there are lots of other labor shortages. Unclear how this will all play out. Perry -- Perry E. Metzger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
