May 22, 2019
By now, we are all well aware of the workforce challenges faced by most communities. Unfortunately, we do not yet see the light is not at the end of the tunnel. In fact, it may get much worse before it gets any better.
In this episode, Dennis interviews Mark Lautman, author of the book, When the Boomers Bail.
There are four big challenges:
-Boomers didn't have enough kids
-Our birth rate is too low
-We are living much longer
-The education system is dropping half the kids in the academic
dirt
When the Boomers Bail: How Demographics will Sort Communities into Winners and Losers