Even if Juray's parents did a better job, if Juray doesn't fall through the cracks, someone else would fall through the cracks in his place. Because our economic system is a zero sum game at this point. It's not like there's a bunch of jobs going unfilled. Society is functioning just fine with a labour force that is getting leaner and leaner due to automation, economies of scale, outsourcing, etc. The pandemic has made employers realize how they could get away with a lean workforce. Jobs and housing aren't just created out of thin air. Someone has to be willing to invest capital to create that job or create more housing. Someone has to be willing to hire or rent to the people who are on the bottom of the totem pole. Employers and landlords are notorious for making risk assessments on every hire, every tenant. I have experience running a small business and my parents and siblings were landlords so I know this first hand. The percentage of working-age adults 25-54 (excepting stay at home moms and dads) not in the labour force was rather high before the pandemic. The housing bubble in major metropolitan areas like the Greater Toronto Area has been growing for a couple decades, maybe longer.

The system literally encourages people who fall through the cracks to either kill themselves, overdose on opiates or turn to crime like Juray does. Liberals and NDP have failed to address the problem. Most of the money they invest in programs goes towards bureaucrats rather than the people it's supposed to help. A certain percentage of Conservative supporters are open about the fact that they are happy when homeless people kill themselves and overdose on opiates. But then they have a shocked pikachu face moment when the people who fall through the cracks decide instead to take out their frustration externally rather than internally by culturally enriching them in the parking lot. There are problems with both sides.

Even if Juray's parents did a better job, if Juray doesn't fall through the cracks, someone else would fall through the cracks in his place. Because our economic system is a zero sum game at this point. It's not like there's a bunch of jobs going unfilled. Society is functioning just fine with a labour force that is getting leaner and leaner due to automation, economies of scale, outsourcing, etc. The pandemic has made employers realize how they could get away with a lean workforce. Jobs and housing aren't just created out of thin air. Someone has to be willing to invest capital to create that job or create more housing. Someone has to be willing to hire or rent to the people who are on the bottom of the totem pole. Employers and landlords are notorious for making risk assessments on every hire, every tenant. I have experience running a small business and my parents and siblings were landlords so I know this first hand. The percentage of working-age adults 25-54 (excepting stay at home moms and dads) not in the labour force was rather high before the pandemic. The housing bubble in major metropolitan areas like the Greater Toronto Area has been growing for a couple decades, maybe longer.

The system literally encourages people who fall through the cracks to either kill themselves, overdose on opiates or turn to crime like Juray does. Liberals and NDP have failed to address the problem. Most of the money they invest in programs goes towards bureaucrats rather than the people it's supposed to help. A certain percentage of Conservative supporters are open about the fact that they are happy when homeless people kill themselves and overdose on opiates. There are problems with both sides.

Even if Juray's parents did a better job, if Juray doesn't fall through the cracks, someone else would fall through the cracks in his place. Because our economic system is a zero sum game at this point. It's not like there's a bunch of jobs going unfilled. Society is functioning just fine with a labour force that is getting leaner and leaner due to automation, economies of scale, outsourcing, etc. The pandemic has made employers realize how useless many of their staff are anyways. Jobs and housing aren't just created out of thin air. Someone has to be willing to invest capital to create that job or create more housing. Someone has to be willing to hire or rent to the people who are on the bottom of the totem pole. Employers and landlords are notorious for making risk assessments on every hire, every tenant. I have experience running a small business and my parents and siblings were landlords so I know this first hand. The percentage of working-age adults 25-54 (excepting stay at home moms and dads) not in the labour force was rather high before the pandemic. The housing bubble in major metropolitan areas like the Greater Toronto Area has been growing for a couple decades, maybe longer.

The system literally encourages people who fall through the cracks to either kill themselves, overdose on opiates or turn to crime like Juray does. Liberals and NDP have failed to address the problem. Most of the money they invest in programs goes towards bureaucrats rather than the people it's supposed to help. A certain percentage of Conservative supporters are open about the fact that they are happy when homeless people kill themselves and overdose on opiates. There are problems with both sides.

Even if Juray's parents did a better job, if Juray doesn't fall through the cracks, someone else would fall through the cracks in his place. Because our economic system is a zero sum game at this point. It's not like there's a bunch of jobs going unfilled. Society is functioning just fine with a labour force that is getting leaner and leaner due to automation, economies of scale, outsourcing, etc. Jobs and housing aren't just created out of thin air. Someone has to be willing to invest capital to create that job or create more housing. Someone has to be willing to hire or rent to the people who are on the bottom of the totem pole. Employers and landlords are notorious for making risk assessments on every hire, every tenant. I have experience running a small business and my parents and siblings were landlords so I know this first hand. The percentage of working-age adults 25-54 (excepting stay at home moms and dads) not in the labour force was rather high before the pandemic. The housing bubble in major metropolitan areas like the Greater Toronto Area has been growing for a couple decades, maybe longer.

The system literally encourages people who fall through the cracks to either kill themselves, overdose on opiates or turn to crime like Juray does. Liberals and NDP have failed to address the problem. Most of the money they invest in programs goes towards bureaucrats rather than the people it's supposed to help. A certain percentage of Conservative supporters are open about the fact that they are happy when homeless people kill themselves and overdose on opiates. There are problems with both sides.