Trumpenomics

[jon-nyc]

[89th]

Solid plan

[kluurs]

Could be Monopoly money that can be used to help when you land on Boardwalks with a hotel. You just need to broaden your thinking.

[Axtremus]

September 2025 employment report from the BLS:

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 119,000 in September but has shown little change since April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, changed little in September.

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for July was revised down by 7,000, from +79,000 to +72,000, and the change for August was revised down by 26,000, from +22,000 to -4,000. With these revisions, employment in July and August combined is 33,000 lower than previously reported.

So ... will anyone get fired this time for reporting these numbers?

[jon-nyc]

Ax, you’re fired.

[jon-nyc]

They can always learn to code.

[89th]

I know you were being sarcastic, but coding...? Not really, with Gemini 3 coming out and "vibe coding" and "agentic coding", plus of course Claude Code and others... we really are on the edge of a cliff of just being a coder is no longer valuable. Weird to say. I have more to say but I'll shift it to the AI threads.

[LuFins Dad]

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

It’s always the messaging that the problem. That’s one thing both parties agree on. Not their lovely policies.

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

[jon-nyc]

Lol

[jon-nyc]

Denying there’s a problem worked so well for Biden.

[Renauda]

That makes just how many “greatest” con jobs he thinks there are out there deserving the superlative? Normally it is limited to one, but in Trump’s universe I guess there are a multitude.

[Axtremus]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/14/inflation-drives-holiday-shopping/

Higher costs push holiday shoppers toward socks, coffee and diapers

Inflation and economic jitters have many Americans rethinking their wish lists. “What I want for Christmas is for someone to buy me toilet paper and dish soap."

[jon-nyc]

Ax has reached his 2 doll limit so his wife is buying him diapers this year.

[LuFins Dad]

Do you think Finley would prefer Espresso or French Toast?

[jon-nyc]

Finley, French toast. Luke, espresso.

[Axtremus]

https://www.foodandwine.com/self-checkout-theft-rates-increase-lendingtree-report-2025-11869915

https://www.lendingtree.com/debt-consolidation/checkout-theft-survey/

Twenty-seven percent of users now admit to purposefully not scanning items, up from 15% just two years ago, according to a new survey from LendingTree released as the holiday shopping season peaks. The jump comes as grocery costs continue to climb and economic pressure on lower-income households grows.

Among those who admitted to stealing, 47% cited "unaffordable essentials" as their primary reason, while 39% said prices felt "unfair or too high." ...

I am surprised that theft at the self-checkout lines is now so pervasive.