20th February 2013, 12:50 PM
Most people only dig for a few years in their twenties in any case, Kel, before leaving in their late 20s or early 30s. All the stats that I've ever seen show this.
Quote:It'd take a few years for wages to creep up due to a lack of labour supply.If that happened, former diggers might come back into the profession. I think a reduction in supply of labour is a good thing in principle, as it would push up demand for that labour and therefore wages/conditions.