1970-1985 sucked pretty bad though, long before the current suckiness which tastes like nothing so much as that era.
A country that doesn't work is a poor country.
But of course globalization after 1984 meant the good paying manufacturing jobs started to dry up because patriotic American businessmen relocated them to cheaper labor countries in East Asia.
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Dennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 84
... In 2013, the FBI and IRS began investigating the former speaker surrounding suspicions that he was illegally structuring bank transactions. In 2015, Hastert was indicted for structuring bank transactions to evade reporting requirements and making false statements to the FBI.
Hastert pleaded guilty in 2015 to violating banking laws by making repeated large cash withdrawals, which were revealed to be going to one of his victims. During the hearing, Hastert admitted to sexually abusing boys during his time as their wrestling coach. At his sentencing, U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin called Hastert a "serial child molester," and sentenced him to 15 months in prison, a $250,000 fine and ordered him to participate in a sex offender program. Hastert was not charged with sex-related crimes, as the statutes of limitations had expired. He served 13 months in a federal prison before his release in 2017. ...
... "The last year has been about bringing together folks around our shared goals to get money out of politics, put money back in Michiganders' pockets, and pass Medicare for All," El-Sayed said in an April campaign statement.
But the Democratic nominee is facing Republican criticism after attending a high-dollar fundraiser in California hosted by Jeffrey Soros, a film producer and nephew of billionaire Democratic donor George Soros.
Jeffrey Soros and his wife, Catharine, hosted the Sept. 28 event at their West Hollywood home along with several other prominent Democratic and entertainment industry figures, including former Obama administration officials and "Pod Save America" hosts Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes.
A fundraising invitation reported by Fox News listed contribution levels of up to $57,800 to the Abdul for Michigan Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee supporting El-Sayed's campaign and aligned Democratic organizations. ...
CBS reported here.
China shuts hundreds of banks as Beijing moves to shore up its financial system
Russia plague: What we know about the suspected case reportedly linked to a lab worker’s death
Russia hospitalizes almost 200 people after researcher’s death from plague: Reports
The chutzpah of these people.
They mince the data for five paragraphs and then spring a zinger in the last one.
Total nonfarm was up only 29,000 seasonally adjusted in September, but civilian employment was up 406,000 you see.
It's gonna be nothing but "Jews and Arabs, Arabs and Jews" for six straight years with this guy.
... Mark Ratchford, a business school professor at Tulane University who studies consumer behavior related to home equity, says that a lot of people are doing the calculation in their head, and they are noting that if the cost of borrowing is that high, they just won’t do it. Ratchford says he is among those now feeling the pain as a consumer.
“I need to remodel my kitchen, but when I look at the price and the interest rates, I can’t afford that. I’ll just wait, that is the whole housing market now,” Ratchford said. “People are skipping cosmetic improvements and only doing the work they need to do.”
The high cost of borrowing has squashed the fixer-upper market too.
“Five to 10 years ago, people would flip houses, they would buy properties, do the work and then sell it for a profit, but that is less of a thing now. People are not buying fixer-uppers. The cost of borrowing and doing upgrades has gotten so high they can’t do it,” Ratchford said.
Even when consumers do have home equity or HELOCs available, they aren’t pouring that money into new cabinets. “If you are using home equity, HELOCs, you are not using it for home improvements, you are using it to cover credit card debt,” Ratchford said. ...
More.
Just 38.2% approve.
60.3% disapprove.
Trump makes America great again for foreign born workers at the expense of native born workers!
Three strikes and you are OUT, Buddy!
Red lines are Nov 2024.
14th time!
Red line is Nov 2024.
A lot more of this population worked in the past.
Employment for people 55 and over is cyclical, peaking in the spring and the fall as this group tends to head south for the winter to beat the cold and north for the summer to beat the heat.
Employment for this group hit its lowest level outside the pandemic in twenty years in July 2026 with just 35.5% working any job.
This population is working close to its past potential.
This population needs to be shipped off to the factories and the fields.
