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Is the economy better than it seems?
The Hill ^
| 03/22/2023
| GENE MARKS, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR
Posted on 03/22/2023 9:11:00 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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Gene would have fit in perfectly in the soviet union
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To: ChicagoConservative27
“Isnt that new rope so much softer? You’re welcome...”
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:13:39 AM PDT
by
blackdog
((Z28.310) Rufus T Firefly lives on. )
To: ChicagoConservative27
No. Maybe unskilled has issues but look at the job boards with hundreds and thousands of applicants for most job listings where stats are posted. The problem is low wages, made worse by inflation. Key issue is H1B who work for a fraction of American wage. End the H1B scam.
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:14:48 AM PDT
by
Reno89519
(DeSantis or Sanders, Anyone But Trump in 2024. Time for Trump to Stand Aside and Retire.)
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:15:43 AM PDT
by
pepsi_junkie
("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Zillow said my home value increased $24,000 over the last 30 days.
Spit.
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:18:26 AM PDT
by
moovova
("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
To: ChicagoConservative27
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:18:46 AM PDT
by
gibsonguy
To: ChicagoConservative27
My summary of the article: “All of the news is bad. Here’s why that’s good news ...”
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:20:44 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(“You want it one way, but it's the other way”)
To: ChicagoConservative27
You are ordered to believe the economy is better than it seems:
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:21:06 AM PDT
by
Signalman
To: ChicagoConservative27
There is a point.
Metrics are mixed. The economy has not in practical terms crashed, yet. There is still a lot of money flying around, and people are still buying luxuries.
What has people alarmed is that a lot of the metrics are mixed and point all kinds of contradictory ways, the money flying around is substantially the government flinging money, inflation is high but interest rates are clearly not high enough to curtail it - while many metrics point towards stagnation and we have banks collapsing because they are failing to be able to compensate for the interest rates we have.
We’ve seen the water pull back from the shore, and there is a distant line across the horizon - but how far away is it really, and how high? 6” or 600’? We see evidence that it’s going to be big, but we can’t actually see precisely how big it is.
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:21:27 AM PDT
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: Reno89519
My LinkedIn feed is flooded with announcements from people who have either just been laid off or who are still desperately looking for a job after being laid off 6+ months ago.
What’s most interesting about this is that every single announcement I’ve seen is from someone who has one or two professional descriptions: (1) corporate recruiting, or (2) some kind of “diversity officer” nonsense.
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:24:25 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("I've just pissed in my pants and nobody can do anything about it." -- Major Fambrough)
To: ChicagoConservative27
Every successful small business owner I know completely ignores macroeconomic manipulation and government thuggery and just gets on with whatever they need to do. The headline angst is largely among wage-earners - as it should be. They have far less opportunity to change their situation when a crisis occurs.
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:25:03 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
To: gibsonguy
I call BS too! My husband has a small business that provides services for other small businesses. We are all hurting. Diesel prices have hurt everyone. I do not understand the economy. Local businesses are hiring entry-level positions for kids just out of high school at $19 and up with benefits, but they can’t find enough people. This used to be a signal of a good economy, but it is not today.
To: ChicagoConservative27
Is gasoline and food in the stores cheaper than it seems?
To: ChicagoConservative27
“GENE MARKS, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR”
Chatbot alias.
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:32:12 AM PDT
by
fretzer
To: ChicagoConservative27
I recognize it’s not as bad for me, at the moment. I’m an evil double dipper that’s also working 40+ hours a week. It’s a bit out of necessity, as I’m partially supporting a son and his family, while they care for my granddaughter. She’s in her second week at home, after 16 months in NICU. She’s doing great, a real fighter.
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:32:34 AM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
To: ChicagoConservative27
no one’s denying that they’re still making profits
Did he ask them if they're having problems making ends meet?
Did he talk to the ones that went out of business because they weren't making any profits or were losing money?
When you talk to someone that's still alive, they won't complain about being dead.
What about businesses having to raise prices on services and/or products, which makes things a lot harder for consumers? Businesses aren't the only sector of the economy being affected by disastrous economic policies.
When you seek to validate what you wish was happening, you will find that validation through selection of that which favors you're desired results.
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:34:04 AM PDT
by
adorno
To: ChicagoConservative27
I’m doing fine. No worries. I’m retired but I get by well enough. When prices climb, I adapt.
To: ChicagoConservative27
“I’ve got some good news: Things aren’t as bad as they seem.”
Nay, nay...it’s far worse and built of paper.
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:36:58 AM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
03/22/2023 9:40:50 AM PDT
by
caww
(O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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