Biden: People Are Reluctant to Go Back to Work Because of Covid and Are Using it as a Bargaining Chip for Higher Wages

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Event in ░░░░░░░░ Maryland with President Joe ░░░░░░░░ So before we get ░░░░░░░░ our next question I ░░░░░░░░ to just bring up ░░░░░░░░ current labor market shortages ░░░░░░░░ of jobs are unfilled ░░░░░░░░ are struggling to meet ░░░░░░░░ Is there anything you ░░░░░░░░ do to either encourage ░░░░░░░░ to go back to ░░░░░░░░ or make jobs more ░░░░░░░░ that they want to ░░░░░░░░ back to work Is ░░░░░░░░ a role for the ░░░░░░░░ government First of all ░░░░░░░░ ve created more jobs ░░░░░░░░ the first eight months ░░░░░░░░ my administration than any ░░░░░░░░ in American history Total ░░░░░░░░ of jobs created But ░░░░░░░░ problem for the people ░░░░░░░░ going back to work ░░░░░░░░ twofold Number one they ░░░░░░░░ reluctant to go back ░░░░░░░░ work because they re ░░░░░░░░ of Covid many of ░░░░░░░░ So they don t ░░░░░░░░ to go back and ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ exposed to either the ░░░░░░░░ because they re not ░░░░░░░░ to wear masks they ░░░░░░░░ not required to have ░░░░░░░░ or they don t ░░░░░░░░ to go back because ░░░░░░░░ re not sure the ░░░░░░░░ waiting on them at ░░░░░░░░ table or the people ░░░░░░░░ up in the food ░░░░░░░░ so a lot of ░░░░░░░░ has to do with ░░░░░░░░ Number one Number two ░░░░░░░░ s why we were ░░░░░░░░ to go from when ░░░░░░░░ first got elected when ░░░░░░░░ first was elected there ░░░░░░░░ only 2 million people ░░░░░░░░ Covid shots in the ░░░░░░░░ States of America had ░░░░░░░░ vaccine Now we ve ░░░░░░░░ 190 million because I ░░░░░░░░ out and bought everything ░░░░░░░░ could do and buy ░░░░░░░░ sight and it worked ░░░░░░░░ here s the deal ░░░░░░░░ second thing the second ░░░░░░░░ that s happened Anderson ░░░░░░░░ that people are now ░░░░░░░░ this as an opportunity ░░░░░░░░ say wait a minute ░░░░░░░░ I want to go ░░░░░░░░ to that 7 an ░░░░░░░░ job I won t ░░░░░░░░ the particular restaurant chain ░░░░░░░░ they found out when ░░░░░░░░ couldn t hire anybody ░░░░░░░░ they found out they ░░░░░░░░ to pay 20 bucks ░░░░░░░░ hour everybody wanted to ░░░░░░░░ back to work Not ░░░░░░░░ joke So what you ░░░░░░░░ is wangz are actually ░░░░░░░░ for those who are ░░░░░░░░ because for the first ░░░░░░░░ in a long time ░░░░░░░░ are able to bargain ░░░░░░░░ re the boss You ░░░░░░░░ me to work for ░░░░░░░░ How are you going ░░░░░░░░ pay me I m ░░░░░░░░ being facetious The third ░░░░░░░░ that s out there ░░░░░░░░ there s a circumstance ░░░░░░░░ exists where people are ░░░░░░░░ worried about what they ░░░░░░░░ going to do I ░░░░░░░░ how can I say ░░░░░░░░ How many people do ░░░░░░░░ know and maybe some ░░░░░░░░ this audience who because ░░░░░░░░ what you ve been ░░░░░░░░ loss of a husband ░░░░░░░░ wyche mother father son ░░░░░░░░ or you ve had ░░░░░░░░ that s really impacted ░░░░░░░░ with Covid that you ░░░░░░░░ find yourself just down ░░░░░░░░ mean just down So ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ who are just down ░░░░░░░░ re not sure how ░░░░░░░░ get back in the ░░░░░░░░ They re not sure ░░░░░░░░ they want to get ░░░░░░░░ in the game Think ░░░░░░░░ this If you re ░░░░░░░░ from Morgan state okay ░░░░░░░░ and applause Well guess ░░░░░░░░ We didn t have ░░░░░░░░ great dances the last ░░░░░░░░ years you had when ░░░░░░░░ m not joking Graduating ░░░░░░░░ high school You don ░░░░░░░░ have your prom You ░░░░░░░░ t have your graduation ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ all the things that ░░░░░░░░ to people that go ░░░░░░░░ things they look forward ░░░░░░░░ So a lot of ░░░░░░░░ has to do with ░░░░░░░░ getting back on our ░░░░░░░░ and getting back on ░░░░░░░░ feet in terms of ░░░░░░░░ attitudes about what the ░░░░░░░░ looks like for us.