Let me explain. THERE IS A MARKET (FLUCTUATING) RATE FOR LABOR - PERIOD.
I really don’t understand why you’re getting so much pushback for stating basic economics.
When steel gets scarce, the price rises and you either pay more for it, or you don’t get it.
When fuel prices rise you either pay more for it, or you don’t get it.
But, for some reason, it’s heresy for employees to expect to be paid market rates when good employees are scarce.
All the government bennies are forcing it to fluctuate upward.