>There is a shortage of people willing to accept their terms. There isn’t a shortage of people who want to work.

Would you also agree that there's no housing shortage in the US, only a shortage of houses available at locations and prices that people are willing to accept?

> people who want to work

This is where there's disagreement. Is it people fed up with poor working conditions, life circumstances that prevent employment, or purposeful unwillingness to work?

I believe the first 2 categories are significant and worth fixing to identify if/how many fall into the 3rd category. Not many do in a well functioning society, IMO.