tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3082934253265791360.post7271932758644810070..comments2021-02-28T20:15:30.925-08:00Comments on Ake's Trucking Economics: When Will The Unemployment Rate Increase?Don Akehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268533664760244722noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3082934253265791360.post-39579728179249082552014-06-17T12:39:50.439-07:002014-06-17T12:39:50.439-07:00Great article. Having lived in both central Flori...Great article. Having lived in both central Florida and Metro Atlanta, I understand about younger workers. Florida was worse than Metro Atlanta. What drives me crazy are the people that think they are entitled to have the government support them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3082934253265791360.post-20870234381633618102014-06-12T17:46:37.398-07:002014-06-12T17:46:37.398-07:00Regarding Above "I know of one company that c...Regarding Above "I know of one company that closed a unionized plant in the north and transferred the work to a plant in the south. However, the younger workforce in the new plant was much less productive that the old, and older, workers in the north."<br />This is nothing new, I saw it happening in the 1960's when I moved to Akron. Companies moved south for lower wages, but found the people were dumb, and were more interested in hunting & fishing. Didn't want O.T., no Saturdays, etc. Same in 1980 when I worked for a company with branches in the south. <br />Few people are as productive as older workers in N.E. Ohio. <br />A friend put it well many years ago "Our company needs fewer M.B.A.'s and more people who know the product." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3082934253265791360.post-73367025877041733942014-06-09T13:23:37.984-07:002014-06-09T13:23:37.984-07:00Excellent article. You hit all the main points. Wh...Excellent article. You hit all the main points. Whether it be the trucking industry or almost any other industry (particularly manufacturing), all of the above applies. Unfortunately, I don't see a reversal of many of these issues for some time to come. The next great recession is supposed to be in 2030, maybe by then? Thanks for the article.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674069675851053765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3082934253265791360.post-49764679988784098232014-06-06T11:24:33.946-07:002014-06-06T11:24:33.946-07:00We are still looking for work but we are no longer...We are still looking for work but we are no longer being counted. There is a huge difference. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com