A lot of articles out today on how US manufacturing has really come back, the hourly wage is up for many workers, unemployment is incredibly low, gas prices are down, & there are job openings in just about every field for college grads & non- college grads. I understand that inflation is high, but that’s a worldwide problem, not just in…
A lot of articles out today on how US manufacturing has really come back, the hourly wage is up for many workers, unemployment is incredibly low, gas prices are down, & there are job openings in just about every field for college grads & non- college grads. I understand that inflation is high, but that’s a worldwide problem, not just in the US.
So why are people writing about a recession? I’m not an economist, but in my town in Maine & throughout the state, the economy seems to be humming along just fine, though we could definitely use some immigrants to fill all those Help Wanted ads in our local paper every week.
Personally, the people I talk to are more upset about the recent Supreme Court decisions & the fact that the Orange Jesus is still walking around a free man.
It is kinda the reverse of that old saying about the difference between a recession and a depression. All that good stuff you mention is happening for other people. Me, I'm in the same job where they haven't kept my pay up with inflation and the damn store shelves aren't as full as they once were and I have to wait longer in line to check out. Am I better off that I was 3 years ago? No.
Now, I'm fine, and my country is much better off than it was 4 years ago, but I try to maintain some perspective on these things and actually use that empathy concept, unlike all those who want to bitch about the economy. We just went through a once in 100 years disruption coupled with the largest war in Europe since the one that turned the world upside down. That we're making it through so far with a little chop in the water should be celebrated.
I live in Texas - you there driving a big-ass truck to the packed restaurant of your choice - I don't really want to hear you bitching about the cost of gas or food.
Somehow, they just put the pandemic and the war in Ukraine out of their mind? God, if we lose democracy and freedom, we never fucking deerved it.
We've mostly forgotten about the pandemic. The vaccinated are vaxxed and done and those who aren't vaccinated are going to cling to their stubborn notion that it was never a big deal. Never mind the million deaths so far (a hit to the labor force - 262K working age deaths so far) and the ~2K deaths a day that are still ongoing. Never mind the disruptions to the rest of the world through their dealing with it.
As for Ukraine, well that's a war in a place people couldn't have located on a map before it started, and we're Americans, we aren't affected by such things!
A lot of articles out today on how US manufacturing has really come back, the hourly wage is up for many workers, unemployment is incredibly low, gas prices are down, & there are job openings in just about every field for college grads & non- college grads. I understand that inflation is high, but that’s a worldwide problem, not just in the US.
So why are people writing about a recession? I’m not an economist, but in my town in Maine & throughout the state, the economy seems to be humming along just fine, though we could definitely use some immigrants to fill all those Help Wanted ads in our local paper every week.
Personally, the people I talk to are more upset about the recent Supreme Court decisions & the fact that the Orange Jesus is still walking around a free man.
It is kinda the reverse of that old saying about the difference between a recession and a depression. All that good stuff you mention is happening for other people. Me, I'm in the same job where they haven't kept my pay up with inflation and the damn store shelves aren't as full as they once were and I have to wait longer in line to check out. Am I better off that I was 3 years ago? No.
Now, I'm fine, and my country is much better off than it was 4 years ago, but I try to maintain some perspective on these things and actually use that empathy concept, unlike all those who want to bitch about the economy. We just went through a once in 100 years disruption coupled with the largest war in Europe since the one that turned the world upside down. That we're making it through so far with a little chop in the water should be celebrated.
This^^ exactly.
I live in Texas - you there driving a big-ass truck to the packed restaurant of your choice - I don't really want to hear you bitching about the cost of gas or food.
Somehow, they just put the pandemic and the war in Ukraine out of their mind? God, if we lose democracy and freedom, we never fucking deerved it.
We've mostly forgotten about the pandemic. The vaccinated are vaxxed and done and those who aren't vaccinated are going to cling to their stubborn notion that it was never a big deal. Never mind the million deaths so far (a hit to the labor force - 262K working age deaths so far) and the ~2K deaths a day that are still ongoing. Never mind the disruptions to the rest of the world through their dealing with it.
As for Ukraine, well that's a war in a place people couldn't have located on a map before it started, and we're Americans, we aren't affected by such things!