Politics Thread

[xudash]

Anybody who thinks that all of this spending is covered by taxes is fooling themselves.
Lots of stuff under Trump and almost all of this iish under Biden is wasteful.
To fund it, the Fed just prints paper, with nothing behind it to back it up. The only thing that saves us is that we are the currency of record to the world.
There will someday be a day of reckoning, and I fear for my kids and grandkids.

Absolutely correct.

The currency of record thing still may become a problem in our lifetime. THAT is a scary thought.

[xu82]

Anybody who thinks that all of this spending is covered by taxes is fooling themselves.
Lots of stuff under Trump and almost all of this iish under Biden is wasteful.
To fund it, the Fed just prints paper, with nothing behind it to back it up. The only thing that saves us is that we are the currency of record to the world.
There will someday be a day of reckoning, and I fear for my kids and grandkids.

Ohh, taxes certainly can’t fund this mess! But our (OK, my wife’s) taxes will still be raised to help a bit and make people think the evil people working hard and doing well are paying a price! Those terrible people who work hard and earn good money should suffer!

[xudash]

Ohh, taxes certainly can’t fund this mess! But our (OK, my wife’s) taxes will still be raised to help a bit and make people think the evil people working hard and doing well are paying a price! Those terrible people who work hard and earn good money should suffer!

That is one of the key idiotic pillars of the Democratic Party.

[X-man]

Right. That’s it. Was that from the Editorial page or the Business section? Huge difference with the WSJ.

How are rising claims a sign people are giving up on benefits?

Also the author is from the DC Bureau and is a big gov’t fan. Thanks again for playing.

The WSJ's editorial page is, with one or two exceptions, largely conservative. Some of their columnists are thoughtful, while others are just right-wing hacks. I don't as a rule agree with the editorial writers, but I read them nonetheless. But I subscribe to the paper because of its news staff. The WSJ, as a newspaper, is one of the best in the world. Just because you don't like what they report doesn't make it false or biased, even for a self-professed "player" like you. Thanks for trying.

[Xville]

Or maybe it's just "noise" in an otherwise increasingly positive labor market. That appears to be the interpretation by the economists at that left-wing rag, the WSJ, has quite a different perspective (link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/weekly-...d=hp_lead_pos2). Perhaps not the dire spin that you choose to place on it.

If you seriously believe this is a positive labor market right now, then I’m sorry but you are extremely out of touch with the reality of the market and what small and midsize businesses are facing right now in regards to their workforce.

Yes there are plenty of jobs available right now, with no one that wants to fill them because of stupid decisions by our government, and that’s not a monopoly of stupid decisions by the current administration, but by the past one as well.

[paulxu]

Aren't there some requirements in Ohio to receive unemployment compensation?
You have to have been laid off, able to work, actively seeking employment, etc.?

If the distribution center that needs workers works with their local boards, don't those jobs get posted for people getting unemployment compensation to get directed to that company to apply for work?

[Smails]

If you seriously believe this is a positive labor market right now, then I’m sorry but you are extremely out of touch with the reality of the market and what small and midsize businesses are facing right now in regards to their workforce.

Yes there are plenty of jobs available right now, with no one that wants to fill them because of stupid decisions by our government, and that’s not a monopoly of stupid decisions by the current administration, but by the past one as well.

This is 100% what is happening right now. I'm in the trenches every day trying to navigate the mess that is our nation's hourly workforce. It's literally like nothing I've ever seen before and I've been at this game for almost 30 years.

[Xville]

Aren't there some requirements in Ohio to receive unemployment compensation?
You have to have been laid off, able to work, actively seeking employment, etc.?

If the distribution center that needs workers works with their local boards, don't those jobs get posted for people getting unemployment compensation to get directed to that company to apply for work?

You really don’t think it’s extremely easy to game the system? All you have to do is apply for a job on indeed and schedule an interview to make it look like you are trying. I was speaking to a doctors office yesterday, they need to fill 4 positions like last week... scheduling 4-5 interviews a day and no one is showing up.

Why the hell work when I can sit at home, collect my stimulus and unemployment benefits, oh and now if I did have a job, my healthcare is going to be paid for thru the end of September. Pretty good gig. Government are literal effing morons.

[Smails]

Aren't there some requirements in Ohio to receive unemployment compensation?
You have to have been laid off, able to work, actively seeking employment, etc.?

If the distribution center that needs workers works with their local boards, don't those jobs get posted for people getting unemployment compensation to get directed to that company to apply for work?

Ohio unemployment requirements are almost non-existent. Many states, including Ohio have either legislated out or just started looking the other way when it comes to qualifying unemployment claims. Technically you have to be laid off but very few companies are fighting claims right now due to the volume. There is ZERO requirement to show any evidence of looking for work. If you apply for unemployment benefits..you get them.

Yes, all DC jobs are posted at the local boards, every job board on the planet, every college, technical school, high school..we've even considered skywriting. The problem is real and not going away until we stop handing out money like tic-tacs.

[Strange Brew]

The WSJ's editorial page is, with one or two exceptions, largely conservative. Some of their columnists are thoughtful, while others are just right-wing hacks. I don't as a rule agree with the editorial writers, but I read them nonetheless. But I subscribe to the paper because of its news staff. The WSJ, as a newspaper, is one of the best in the world. Just because you don't like what they report doesn't make it false or biased, even for a self-professed "player" like you. Thanks for trying.

The WSJ is fine by me. The particular writer is left leaning with contradicts your reasoning for using the WSJ as a source.

The article really doesn’t make sense. That is the point.

I do appreciate the slightly less condescending post from you.

The thanks for playing line should be very familiar to you playa.