tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10727233.post3255083413225245824..comments2023-10-17T05:09:09.069-05:00Comments on <center>Lanny on Learning</center>: Deficiency WagesLanny Arvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597426421997599777noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10727233.post-69831514321209977442012-11-28T05:49:37.097-06:002012-11-28T05:49:37.097-06:00In the above, I failed to mention overtime. If th...In the above, I failed to mention overtime. If the welding job pays time and a half for overtime and if overtime averages 20 hours a week, then the employee can net an addition $30K+ that way and so the middle class earnings I had in mind are attained this way. The overtime approach is economical for the employer in that it economizes on the benefits and it leverages the scarcity of the skilled welders. But it is a cheat on the notion that work and family life can balance. Lanny Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597426421997599777noreply@blogger.com