[lelio]

He says they can't find people who want to go into the skilled trades anymore.

I'm curious: is it that he can't find people that are skilled machinists at $5/hr or at any price? Not knocking you, but I'm always leary when people say that they can't find anyone. There's always going to be a shortage -- at the price you're willing to pay.

[malakhi]

'm curious: is it that he can't find people that are skilled machinists at $5/hr or at any price? Not knocking you, but I'm always leary when people say that they can't find anyone. There's always going to be a shortage -- at the price you're willing to pay.

The problem is not wages (these guys make good money), its a perception problem for the blue-collar trades. The problem is recruiting the next generation of workers. As underbyte pointed out, the kids of these skilled tradesmen went to college and don't want to do the jobs their fathers did.