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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 33 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

He’d like to move into construction — siding, roofing, interior work — but the sector’s downturn has narrowed his options at the worst possible time.

That we have a housing crisis and a construction sector downturn and people wanting to work in it and struggling to find work tells you everything you need to know about the insanity of the profit-first economic system we have.

There is a widespread social need, there is infrastructure, and there are people ready to work to fulfill the need. The only hiccup seems to be that some ghoul can't make enough of a buck out of it. This is market failure. The government should be stepping in, and hiring and training people to build non-market housing.

What a fucking waste capitalism is.

[–] itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Right, business should be booming right now. This is a big recession indicator. Fuck.