This is just a thought I have had and may contain some conspiracy that we can all debate. We all like to compare todays job market to the market of the past. One major thing that has consistently changed over time and affects supply and demand for work is the population, or that makes sense to me at the very least. Jobs back then were seemingly easier to obtain and granted much more livable wages. I can see this happening in a time where there are less people and more jobs. Now we have more people and while we still have plenty of jobs available – the livable wage portion is lacking because in some instances the payroll pie in served in much thinner slices. Shouldn’t it also be that since there are more people, more money is being made thus giving employers a larger payroll pie to serve? I’m no economist or sociologist but I feel like this is a topic that can be pieced together with the “shit boss” mindset. There are literally people out that view workers as mechanisms for their own gain whilst not giving a shit whether they need to be provided better healthcare, afford a better diet or buy a home. Not to mention people that are sole providers. These bosses all had to be at a point where they struggled to have what they have today and most of them just take advantage of the “someone will work for cheaper” and putting people in that scenario themselves. I am ashamed of the human condition and how much of us are the ultimate parasite – leeching time, sanity, and resources from other life-forms. If our population maintained a certain sweet spot where supply and demand got along well d- would these behaviors exist among bosses in that kind of world?