Florida

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pandemic. Employers here are whining about no help and our gov is stopping unemployment in June. But my question is this: would YOU risk your life for $7.25 and hour? I would NOT. Would you risk your life for $15? Again, I would not. There are no safety precautions for workers (mask mandates, distancing in the kitchen, etc.) Consumers want life to go on as a benefit to themselves and for the most part are horrible to the ones who serve.

I live in a small town that has absolutely no workforce. The minimum wage is $7.25 and if you want $10 or $12 an hour, it's "under the table." The town's main source of income is tourism so the workforce is seasonal and transient, so there is little service help. Our well pump guy was indignant that no one wants to work and that he had worked all through the pandemic. I had to remind him his hourly was $100 and that he worked in isolated places without much concern for COVID contact.

We were prepping for a refi appraisal and a housekeeper 2 years ago was $15 and now is $20, the handyman was $12 and now $20

I think that really, we should stop pretending that life is normal and continue to work to slow the spread (stay home as much as possible, get vaccinated and still wear your mask when outside your home.)