On that point, you’re mistaken. It does not apply across the board. There are industries with a fair amount of hand work, and there are industries in which the latest, greatest machinery cannot be cost justified. Textiles and furniture are among those. This is a low wage area, non-union. Maybe your thinking applies to New York or California, but not the south outside large urban areas.
Valid point.
But the question I have regards the available workforce.
We have a scary number of people below 30 who, for a practical purposes, have never been genuinely employed. How many of these people are interested in working, would show up every day? Even low skill jobs require a desire to work, dependability and an interest in doing a good job regardless of the complexity of the duties.
My father always said that any work was honorable if you were willing to do your best and have pride in that effort. I’m not sure there’s much of that around.