# Has A Government Ever Taken Drastic Measures To Address A Labor Shortage?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-government-ever-taken-drastic-measures-to-address-a-labor-shortage/963261>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 22, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-government-ever-taken-drastic-measures-to-address-a-labor-shortage/963261 "2022-04-22T15:33:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-government-ever-taken-drastic-measures-to-address-a-labor-shortage/963261/18 "2022-04-23T00:22:14Z")

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[Here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-netflix-in-trouble/963296) Let’s continue it here.

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