Thomas Savidge, Research Director at the ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform, recently told NTD News that government policies are partly to blame for the nation’s labor shortage.
Savidge: “You can get paid almost six-figures in some states for not working and that creates a dangerous incentive when you can make more money staying home than going back to work. If you go back to work, you take a pay cut. There are a lot of reforms at the state level that would make a difference, such as professional licensing reform. Many states are joining what ALEC calls the Flat-Tax Revolution, where they transition from a progressive income tax to a flat tax and that is having a huge impact on working Americans.”
— Capitol Report_NTD (@capitolreport) January 25, 2023