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Mike Rowe Shuts Down Critic Who Slams Trade Work With Two Questions

Amanda Prestigiacomo

Former “Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe has a habit of laying out those who attack him for advocating trade work and being critical of the current higher education system. On Tuesday, Rowe engaged yet another critic displeased with him for promoting opportunity for Americans in construction trade work.

“I always see these articles saying there is a shortage of construction trade workers, but everywhere I go I see hundreds of them unemployed. There is definitely no shortage of these workers, there’s just a shortage of people willing to work for sub-par poverty wages. That’s why these Mike Rowe types want to flood the labor market. Don’t believe any of that s*** if you read it,” wrote a man named Chad via Facebook.

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