The way I see it is that there are 3 underlying problems:

1. Yes, we have a real wage problem.

2. If you're not willing to find a job within a reasonable commute range, then you're not truly looking.

3. If you're not willing to take a job just because, "it's not my passion", then you're not truly trying to find a job.

A large part of the problem is the mindset. They don't want it bad enough because the expectation is that they deserve to be coddled

Strong men create good times.

Good times create weak men.

Weak men create hard times.

Hard times create strong men.

I'm sure you can piece together where we're at in the cycle.

Why do they not move to where the work is, as people have done throughout time?