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Jun 29, 2023 10:17:20 GMT -5
Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jun 29, 2023 10:17:20 GMT -5
for a box of Cheerios. WTAF?
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Jun 29, 2023 10:31:41 GMT -5
Post by k9krap on Jun 29, 2023 10:31:41 GMT -5
Bidenomics?
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Jun 29, 2023 11:01:43 GMT -5
Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jun 29, 2023 11:01:43 GMT -5
The Inflation Reduction Act appears to have been a useless fucking flop and it wasn't Trump's brain child.
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Jul 11, 2023 9:33:19 GMT -5
Post by minx on Jul 11, 2023 9:33:19 GMT -5
I think the act is helping to create jobs, which is a good thing.
But until someone gets the balls to rein in corporate profits, we’re going to be paying through the nose for everything.
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Jul 11, 2023 12:07:54 GMT -5
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jul 11, 2023 12:07:54 GMT -5
What jobs has it created? I hear that being said a lot, but until someone shows us the specifics its nothing more than lipstick on a pig to say a landmark piece of legislation "created jobs" after several years of the so called great resignation. And even more suspect is when they say so many jobs were created in this industry and that industry when in fact they are using fuzzy math and fuzzier social studies. I still see help wanted signs everywhere. Lowes was a disaster area the other day and it's becoming a regular thing. They are even running their help wanted announcements on the PA in freaking Spanish. Bidens bullshit inflation reduction has not I repeat not even made a scratch on consumer pricing and may I remind everyone that if "we" are going to get corporate profits "under control" then "we" are running a fool's errand by thinking that our elected government is going to do it.
The only way to address that issue is for "we" to be you and I, and to say no to 6.19 Cheerios.
I am particularly bitter about this giant piece of bs legislation that failed to address food insecurity when the carpet bombing of snap and other actual relief was inevitable. It begs the question of how much will bailing out college loan borrowers cost in the real world?
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Jul 12, 2023 19:08:37 GMT -5
Post by minx on Jul 12, 2023 19:08:37 GMT -5
I 100% agree on Biden and the rest of the party dropping the ball on SNAP and funding for programs that help feed people. And every single one of them should be ashamed.
I also see help wanted signs, but a large majority of them are for retail and restaurant work. I do wonder where the people who were filling those jobs have gone on to. I did overhear someone talking about how ‘people don’t want to work’ after mentioning a friend who was looking for a FT head cook position paying $16/hr. Hmmmmm - wonder why no one is applying?
I do think one issue with ‘creating jobs’ is that we’re all fickle (myself included) and want to see immediate results. If company x says it will open a new semiconductor plant in Fredericksburg, we expect it to be completely up and running in less than 6 months. However, you make a good point on fuzzy math - all of these programs have no definition of progress or success that is easy to find or look at.
So if I’m giving someone $$$ to build a plant, how is success measured? — how quickly the plant is up and running? — how many jobs are created? — the quality of said jobs? — the amount of profit the company receives? — how long the plant/company stays in business?
None of us knows. And that’s a problem.
And yes, the only way to rein in corporate profits is to stop buying their shit. Unfortunately, that’s going to take a long time to work, and hurt a lot of average folk. Cause General Mills will layoff everyone assembling cereal boxes long before their corporate board takes even a dime of pay cuts.
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Jul 13, 2023 11:41:55 GMT -5
Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Jul 13, 2023 11:41:55 GMT -5
No, it's not going to happen (well, there's likely a breaking point) and if it does then the shares get dumped, private equity firms come in, gut the cubbards, and 10s of thousands of people lose the jobs that were supposedly created. BTW, the term job creation deserves a specific definition.
I agree that some jobs may well be created by public funds, programs, and incentives but I'll bet you my bad leg that number is considerably less than what is being revered by the administration. I'm telling you right now this administration and the democratic party has left us high and dry. When was the last word you heard on the news with anyone from the -D saying a goddamn word about any of this? Crickets. We got crickets.
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Jul 14, 2023 14:41:17 GMT -5
Post by minx on Jul 14, 2023 14:41:17 GMT -5
I’m also wondering how many of those jobs are being filled by a current job holder too. Amazon opens a shiny new warehouse with 100 jobs. 50 get filled by warehouse employees from other companies who jump ship because Amazon is 20 minutes closer to home. Should those 50 be counted as ‘new’ jobs?
I do think I know why there are so many help wanted sign BTW. Not because folks don’t want to work, but because they were able to find FT jobs after the pandemic. The HW signs in most cases are for PT jobs. The economy is starting to slow, and those FT workers are starting to have their hours cut. So I expect they’ll start filling some of those jobs soon. 🙁
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