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The Jobs That Didn't Exist

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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
    wrote on last edited by
    #1

    Government over-reported by 25%...

    https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2024/01/08/almost-a-quarter-of-all-jobs-gained-in-2023-didnt-actually-exist/

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • taiwan_girlT Offline
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      taiwan_girl
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      #2

      Maybe that is not a bad thing. Too many jobs = economy is still too "hot". Less jobs (for the moment) = inflation pressure decrease, less chance of recession, etc.

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      • George KG Offline
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        George K
        wrote on last edited by George K
        #3

        I think @jolly's point is not the actual number of jobs that exist, but the fact that the government, for the last 11 months in a row, has overstated the number, with a stealth revision a few months later.

        I mean, if you can't trust the government....

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          George K
          wrote on last edited by
          #4

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • HoraceH Offline
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            Horace
            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            Boots on the ground around here indicate that finding a decent full time job is very difficult.

            Education is extremely important.

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            • JollyJ Offline
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              Jolly
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              #6

              Full employment, FTW!

              (With the proviso that many people are no longer looking for jobs and many folks are trying to get by on two to three jobs.)

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • George KG Offline
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                George K
                wrote on last edited by
                #7

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • JollyJ Offline
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                  Jolly
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  Bidenomics...

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  • AxtremusA Offline
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                    Axtremus
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                    #9

                    Is that supposed to be surprising?
                    Retiring boomers are mostly native-born, with declining birth rates as a long term trend. If not for immigration the USA would be starring down severe demographic aging like Japan or Italy.
                    You need and should want the immigrants to work, at least until the AI/robotic overlords cometh.

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      George K
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                      #10

                      I wonder what proportion of those foreign-born is "undocumented."

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • AxtremusA Offline
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                        wrote on last edited by
                        #11

                        See this clip below:

                        Link to video

                        Of the two jobs shown in this clip, half is taken by an immigrant, but most of the work is done by the immigrant, most of the energy is supplied by the immigrant, yet the immigrant is the one you feel like you want to punch in the face anyway.

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