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White House threatens sharp cuts in US workforce in shutdown standoff
(www.reuters.com)
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Lol wat...
Unemployment is around 4.4% which is low by historical standards.
We need better terminology.
Over 25% of the U.S. workforce is employed full time and does not earn a living wage.
ETA: I’m not arguing that this issue is endemic to just Trump’s administration. The linked article even says as much, but it’s clear his economic mishandling is exacerbating things.
Alright that's a correct take then.
Decades of wage suppression has lowered median wage across the board and bottom quartile is essentially comical vis a vis cost of living.
You understand the predicament we got. Original comment I responded to doesn't.
Just talking out of his ass for a political circle jerk purposes.
Useful idiots.
Only people winning today are owner class and their PMC lapdogs who get enough scraps to buy houses and vacation whole majority of working class is being driven into poverty, on crisis at a time.