The obvious solution is to import some workers. That's what we did up here in Canada. And surprise. Everything is still working. Some people are unhappy about the new Canadians, but we can still go to Tim Horton's and get a coffee because the new people will take that job that the "real" Canadians won't do because they are (you said it) already working at a better rate.
Either Tim Hortons needs to charge a ton more and pay more to hire locals (who will then stop welding and mechanic-ing and lawyer-ing and whatnot), or we keep importing workers. And a coffee will cost $10. It's simple math.
The obvious solution is to import some workers. That's what we did up here in Canada. And surprise. Everything is still working. Some people are unhappy about the new Canadians, but we can still go to Tim Horton's and get a coffee because the new people will take that job that the "real" Canadians won't do because they are (you said it) already working at a better rate.
Either Tim Hortons needs to charge a ton more and pay more to hire locals (who will then stop welding and mechanic-ing and lawyer-ing and whatnot), or we keep importing workers. And a coffee will cost $10. It's simple math.
Exactly, Tim! We just need to "import" some workers. Preferably with no tariffs 😉