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    The Trump Economy

    in Politics & Religion

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    I know Trump has cracked down on the amount of refugees admitted to the country during his reign but it’s a major global issue and there are still plenty here . I’ve  seen first hand many of these people taking jobs in the area and I’m sure it’s not just a local  thing  . I don’t think it’s such an easily discounted factor in the discussion  . https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pri.org/stories/2017-05-04/biggest-group-refugees-us-christians-myanmar%3Famp

    And then upon further reading I  found  A different take on the issue https://www.google.com/amp/s/qz.com/1297561/the-dazzling-us-unemployment-rate-is-blinding-americans-to-a-much-darker-reality/amp/

    According to the latest jobs data, the steadily declining unemployment rate is down to just 3.8%. But that sunny statistic belies a deeper infirmity in the labor market, Snider argues on his blog. Namely, working-age Americans have been giving up on finding jobs.

    The public typically perceives a low unemployment rate as reassuring because it suggests that everyone who wants a job has one. But the broader set of jobs data suggests that’s not the case. ”As usual, the consequences of truly no growth in the labor market leaves particularly politicians to emphasize nothing other than the unemployment rate,” Snider says.

    Trump himself used to complain about just this issue. Bashing the official unemployment stat was one of his bigger campaign trail themes. Back in June 2015, he made this remark about the official unemployment rate (which was then 5.5%): “Our labor participation rate was the worst since 1978…. Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20%. Don’t believe the 5.6. Don’t believe it. That’s right. A lot of people out there can’t get jobs.” And in May 2016: ”You hear a 5% unemployment rate. It’s such a phony number. That number was put in for presidents and for politicians so that they look good to the people.” A month after his victory in the US presidential elections, he was still sticking to his guns: “The unemployment number, as you know, is totally fiction.”

     

     

    Personally I’ve thought the enemploymebt rate was a throw away number,  and not  a very good indicator of how the country is doing, for years . One thing I may actually ageee with Trump about . 

    The Trump Economy

    in Politics & Religion

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    Can’t see the jpg, but The part where years past when enemployment was low employers were forced to raise wages to attract workers , but they aren’t now interested me . I think that’s because of the influx of immigrants and political refugees filling those jobs who will do them for whatever price is offered . 

    Free fluorescent tubes - come get

    in Classifieds

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    Ha Ha these were fun to smash as kids (minus the noxious gas they produce, of course!)

    Seriously though , If you figure out somewhere to get rid of them lmk. i inherited a bunch of them with the house i bought a few years ago . I'll never use them. 

    Trump's Fake Wall Emergency

    in Politics & Religion

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    I walked away from this thread, to keep from further derailing it ,, but since it died anyway I'm going to attempt to clarify some things.

    1. I don't hate Hispanics, and i don't blame them for coming here. I would do the same in their situation. I do have 20 years of daily experience working with Hispanics of all legal status though , so i have a different perspective than most people on this issue , and yes some of the things I've seen happening, rub me the wrong way.

    2. My beef is definitely with Big Business/ The Government, who i believe intentionally ignored the issue for years , and even encouraged these people to come here, to serve their own purposes. Sure its companies prerogative to do what they want (except the hiring illegals part) but i think its bad for this country to have companies ruining  jobs that people need to survive, and also wrong to use these poor, desperate people to do it.

    3. I'm sure there is a utopia somewhere where companies care about their employees, do the right thing, and everyone likes their job , but that is not a world i live in. Jobs in my area run slightly worse than what i have, to a whole lot worse. I'm already working the best available job, whether it sucks or not.. I do appreciate the helpful advice though .

     

    Back to the OP i think if the idea of building a wall to stop caravans/illegal immigration is way too late, since illegal crossing attempts are down to a trickle . It's the equivalent if shutting the barn door after the horses ran away IMO. If anyone actually wanted to fix that part of the problem which i don't believe they do, there are better ways to do it.

    While Drugs, sex trafficking , and criminals definitely a problem, i don't think the wall is the answer to those issues either. 

    I think Trump has greatly exaggerated the severity of the problem, and the ability of a wall to fix any of it. Its definitely not a national emergency.

     

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    How Many Towels Should You Own?

    in Big Red Lounge: Official BS Forum

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    17 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

    I see absolutely no reason why, in an average week, anyone needs more than one towel.  If my daughter were the one above that uses three new ones every time she showers......wow.....

     

    So, as far as number needed, I would put it around maybe 4-5 towels for you and your spouse just so you have an extra one in case it needs changed out before laundry.

    It was definitely a source of arguments / fights over the years . 

    If I win $1.5+B Powerball on Wed....

    in Big Red Lounge: Official BS Forum

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    If i won that kind of money i'd set up trust funds for my kids, pay off mortgages etc for my siblings/family, donate some to charity,  give myself a few million to blow on stupid crap, and safely invest the rest so i'd never have to work for someone else again. Traveling this big beautiful world, that most people never get to see, would be my top priority!  The rest of my time/ money would be spent volunteering , helping others, and living life on my own terms . 

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    The Angry Violent Right

    in Politics & Religion

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    And now we have an administration who cherry picks "facts" to prove their point that police brutality towards blacks is a false narrative, and doesn't exist. I think BLM may have gone  too far in spreading distrust of ALL cops especially white ones, but i think its also ridiculous that Trump and his minions spend so much time, and effort, trying to denounce the whole thing as a non issue and make it go away. .Neither extreme is helpful .

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    The Angry Violent Right

    in Politics & Religion

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    “ Better” race relations  probably depends on who you ask. Obama tried to shed some light on, and fix,  some of the abuse, racism, inequality , etc that many black people deal with in this country . If you ask them I’m sure they would say relations were better .

    Under the current administration those issues have been abandoned, and denounced, so if you asked Trump supporters , some of whom are still very racist , and some of whom don’t want to hear/acknowledge ugly truths like that , you will likely get a much different opinion of “better” . 

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    The Angry Violent Right

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    If reporters, talk show hosts , etc were making things up or skewing/exaggerating  things I would say the “bashing”was too much . Through his incessant unfiltered tweets, rally’s, appearances on FOX, and poor speeches , Trump gives them a steady stream of dumb/untruthful things to make fun of and criticize. He makes it way too easy on them and I think it’s his own fault . 

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