Message from @Maxthx
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Probably best to do it that way.
So, what was it about?
its a State of the Union address... its about a lot of things
its basically a summary of the last year's worth of political changes/goals
according to him he is doing an amazing job, everything is better (mostly because of him), and the US is more powerful now than it has ever been at any point in history
other countries suck and are liars... and he is going to build a wall no matter what because walls are awesome and solve all our problems
That sounds pretty par for the course then, lol
Trump kept shilling for Women and making more jobs for them like always
I liked the state of the union address
I think more jobs in general is a good thing
They won't be jobs for both genders though
They will be for women and women of color
There was some obligatory gynocentric pandering, yes.
He is no Ally to men 🚹
Better than Hillary but that's not saying much
True.
umemployment is no longer a 'good' indicator for the health of the economy
as economists are coming to agreement on
lol where do you see that? unemployment is definitely a major marker. not to mention, higher unemployment rates for men is an MR issue
that's being said no o make trump look bad, but it isnt an actual thing
whether or not you are employed no longer indicates if you are participating in a healthy economy
interesting, can you show me?
um... not quickly
thats fine
I recall seeing an article today about 40% of americans being one paycheck away from homelessness
let me find that
the working class has no financial safety net
oh yes, ive seen that. lower unemployment is still always better. the consumer spending issue is happening because a debt, and the two major culprits are university loans and credit card debt. when you hear 28 year olds with 150,000 in debt...they cant spend as much, they cant save as much, they cant buy homes, etc. but low unemployment is still always good
which means any sort of economic instability could be earth shattering
the banks are still doing the CDO nonsense, if you've ever seen "the big short".
well wage stagnation is also a problem
actual spending power of the minimum wage hasn't increased since the 70s
its only adjusted for inflation, not cost of living
to the same amount of money for the same jobs does not go nearly as far
thats a big reason for the shyhigh homelessness in cali. i swear is doubled here in L.A. obviously thats not the only reason, but its a big one.
its why you hear about people 'putting themselves through college' in the 70s but nowadays you hear about people being in debt for their entire lives to student loans
and they raised the minimum wage, but what employers do now is hire more employees for part time work and just rotate them, so they save on benefits and health insurance.
I recall seeing an article that the average career to college degree ratio for payoff is 30 years
so you'll spend 30 years paying off the education you purchased to get into your career