US Politics : Biden 100 days edition

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Remember that time we all argued about infrastructure ... yeah Biden wants to fund the construction of daycare facilities in that bill ... but yeah Biden must be stupid to want to fund such ventures that free up people to contribute more to the economy. Crazy boomer!

Oh and benefits as an excuse? Then why has lower paid jobs seen a higher increase in employment?

I will get back to you on that (will find article tomorrow) but my Wall Street Journal article had employers in hospitality complaining about not finding any workers because no-one could be bothered to apply despite the unemployment rate creeping up (the article framed the issue as supply rather than demand which is what I'm angling at as well).

 

[Temujin]

 

[boramk]

The 1% does pays 40% of all FEDERAL INCOME taxes. The US government collects 1/3rd of its revenue from payroll taxes, which is a heavier burden on the poorer and middle class. But that's not even the point. This isn't a gotcha moment. The rich, as a % of their income, pay far lower than poor or middle class. That's the point.

 

[cerebus]

Hooooey

https://www.reddit.com/r/ToiletPaperUSA/comments/n6yd71

 

[AlmightyBender]

Hooooey

https://www.reddit.com/r/ToiletPaperUSA/comments/n6yd71

Alex Jones would be proud

 

[RanzB]

Trump Justice Department monitored Washington Post reporters’ phone calls in 2017​

While Donald Trump was still president, the Department of Justice obtained the phone records of Washington Post journalists from their time covering Russia’s 2016 election interference, the newspaper revealed on Friday.

Throughout his time in office, Mr Trump obsessively defended himself from accusations that he had colluded with Russia to secure his 2016 election victory. In the process, he attempted to discredit much of the mainstream news media as “fake news.”It is not yet clear whether the monitoring of the Post was part of that effort.

Can't wait for the handwaving.

 

[Unhappy438]

Will make a great republican:

 

[greg0205]

Will make a great republican:

Perfect.

 

[yebocan]

Biden Carter: What’s going on in this picture?

How the apparent size difference between the Bidens and the Carters came about.

www.bbc.com

wtf...there be political hobbits?

 

[Temujin]

I will get back to you on that (will find article tomorrow) but my Wall Street Journal article had employers in hospitality complaining about not finding any workers because no-one could be bothered to apply despite the unemployment rate creeping up (the article framed the issue as supply rather than demand which is what I'm angling at as well).

From month ago

McDonald's drive-thru customer spots 'savage' sign telling people to be patient: 'No one wants to work'

Be nice to the people who actually showed up for work.

www.foxnews.com

"They make more money staying home, why go back?"

NYC eateries can’t find staff thanks to Biden unemployment benefits

New York City restaurants have been burned by a shortage of workers who say they’re better off collecting COVID-relief bill-enhanced unemployment checks — leaving some eateries unable to open…

nypost.com

“A minimum-wage employee, he could be a dishwasher … takes home about $530, $540. He makes $800 laying in bed, so why would he come into work?”

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Detroit police chief preps Michigan governor campaign against Whitmer

James Craig has been in talks with Republican officials in Michigan about a campaign.

www.politico.com

Huge if he gets the nomination. It will be a tough fight against the Dem incumbent but nothing will drive enthusiasm on the Republican side like a police chief as we support #BlueLivesMatter!

 

[cerebus]

From month ago

McDonald's drive-thru customer spots 'savage' sign telling people to be patient: 'No one wants to work'

Be nice to the people who actually showed up for work.

www.foxnews.com

"They make more money staying home, why go back?"

NYC eateries can’t find staff thanks to Biden unemployment benefits

New York City restaurants have been burned by a shortage of workers who say they’re better off collecting COVID-relief bill-enhanced unemployment checks — leaving some eateries unable to open…

nypost.com

“A minimum-wage employee, he could be a dishwasher … takes home about $530, $540. He makes $800 laying in bed, so why would he come into work?”

Kind of makes the case for raising the pathetic US minimum wage, ne?

 

[Temujin]

Kind of makes the case for raising the pathetic US minimum wage, ne?

Just automate, then don't have to increase prices to cover higher costs

 

[cerebus]

Just automate, then don't have to increase prices to cover higher costs

If they could they would

 

[greg0205]

Oh...

40% of all civilian casualties from airstrikes in Afghanistan - almost 1,600 - in the last five years were children - AOAV

In 2018, 236 minors were killed by airstrikes in Afghanistan. Another 256 were injured, leaving a total of 492 child casualties This was an 85% increase on the year before, resulting in a rate of four child casualties every three days.

aoav.org.uk

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

If they could they would

But are they are doing it. Automation doesn't just happen overnight - it's a gradual, step-by-step process. It's happening as we speak.

 

[Temujin]

But are they are doing it. Automation doesn't just happen overnight - it's a gradual, step-by-step process. It's happening as we speak.

Printer go brrrrr is going to run out eventually, and all these companies will have adapted, leaving those who are currently happy to stay in bed and get paid, unemployed.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Printer go brrrrr is going to run out eventually, and all these companies will have adapted, leaving those who are currently happy to stay in bed and get paid, unemployed.

I've read the Dems want to make the additional unemployment benefit (which runs until September) permanent. 'Nothing more permanent than a temporary government programme' indeed...

 

[tetrasect]

Printer go brrrrr is going to run out eventually, and all these companies will have adapted, leaving those who are currently happy to stay in bed and get paid, unemployed.

Isn't the ultimate goal to let the machines work for us?

 

[cerebus]

But are they are doing it. Automation doesn't just happen overnight - it's a gradual, step-by-step process. It's happening as we speak.

Of course, and suppressing wages won't stop that process.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/07/jobs-report-labor-shortage-analysis/

There is also growing evidence — both anecdotal and in surveys — that a lot of people want to do something different with their lives than they did before the pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has had a dramatic psychological effect on workers, and people are reassessing what they want to do and how they want to work, whether in an office, at home or some hybrid combination.
A Pew Research Center survey this year found that 66 percent of the unemployed had “seriously considered” changing their field of work, a far greater percentage than during the Great Recession. People who used to work in restaurants or travel are finding higher-paying jobs in warehouses or real estate, for example. Or they want to a job that is more stable and less likely to be exposed to the coronavirus — or any other deadly virus down the road. Consider that grocery stores shed over 49,000 workers in April and nursing care facilities lost nearly 20,000.