Can't be just me.... I go into Target and the shelves are NOT full stocked.... I see signs in stores looking for employee's... When was the last time ANYBODY got a raise above 1 or 2%? Manufacturing companies are closing factories left and right.... Drug prices … [Read more...] about Ok?…Who else thinks the Trump Great Economy bragging is full of holes?
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Job growth slowed for November….Unemployment Rate stays @ 3.7%…
Figures for October that got Trump all excited where actually LOWER then presented by the his Labor Department last month as I expected.... The U.S. economy added 155,000 jobs in November, less than the 195,000 expected, while the unemployment rate held at 3.7%, a half-century … [Read more...] about Job growth slowed for November….Unemployment Rate stays @ 3.7%…
Out of the spotlight?…. The Stock Market drops by the hundreds….
Do market gamblers know something we don't know? As I type this the Market is down 400 500 points... Is this just increased interest rates solely? Or? Is the American Economy and employment NOT as strong as people (Trump) says it is.... And what about Trump's … [Read more...] about Out of the spotlight?…. The Stock Market drops by the hundreds….
Jobless rate falls to 49 year low of 3.7%….
According to the Trump Labor Dept. the US Economy is the best in decade's.... They also tell us wages are rising.... Caution.. Something interesting is going on against all of this enthusiasm .... The Stock market is actually dropping.... People are selling … [Read more...] about Jobless rate falls to 49 year low of 3.7%….
That ‘Great’ Economy of course isn’t ‘Great’ everywhere….
We KNOW THAT..... The Wall Street Journal points to the fact that in some area's things are rosy..... But in others? NOT.... Wall Street Journal: “The U.S. economy is roaring like it hasn’t in many years, which ought to be good news for the Republican Party in the … [Read more...] about That ‘Great’ Economy of course isn’t ‘Great’ everywhere….
Employers just don’t want to pay workers more….
No SHIT! They'd rather hold the money for themselves or the shareholders.... No wonder with all that is going on? Some places can't find help or keep the workers they have.... Even with automating the checkout counters... Of all the addictions that undermine … [Read more...] about Employers just don’t want to pay workers more….
Prices are climbing while wages inch lower…Hmmmmm???
All the economist's maybe saying the American economy is running a full speed .... But? It seems like something else is starting to happen.... Donald Trump maybe the guy to blame.... At least for a good amount of it.... He's got a tax cut that doesn't have the … [Read more...] about Prices are climbing while wages inch lower…Hmmmmm???
Jobless rate falls to 3.9%…lowest in 18 years….But?
But wages? The amount people get paid? Is actually dropping even with various states and cities raising the minimum wage.... Oh, and anybody notice that more stores are going to self checkout machines more and more? The 3.9% unemployment rate in April set a new … [Read more...] about Jobless rate falls to 3.9%…lowest in 18 years….But?