Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch is off the mark linking worker shortage to medical assistance enrollments. Many recipients are working and need the health coverage because they are unable to get it through their jobs.
By Andy Nguyen • July 13, 2022
What’s more, while there is a worker shortage in many areas, Kleefisch in her claim neglects to recognize that employment in Wisconsin has reached historic highs – and unemployment is near record lows. In addition, he pointed to demographic issues:"Our overall population grew by just 7% in the past 10 years while the economy grew by 50%. Add to that, Baby Boomers are retiring in droves."
So, the picture is far, far more complex than Kleefisch suggests. In other words, there are reasons – many of them – behind the worker shortage, ones that go far beyond the number of able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare.Kleefisch claimed: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic.
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