I was reading a book about the power of thinking and acting in a positive way, vs the destructiveness of negative energy.
The book started by talking about US POWs in the Korean War. The North Korean prison guards gave the prisoners food and shelter, but they crushed their spirits with psychological techniques.
One of these demoralized US men was drinking dirty water out in the rice paddy. The other guys, including a Colonel told this guy not to drink the dirty water. His exact response, quoted in the book, was “You take care of you, and I’ll take care of me” as he slurped the water, then died 2 days later of dysentery.
So you know everything are all wise and knowing and hence feel the need to instruct the rest of us? Tell us then, what should we do and how should we live? Should we be in constant fear and listen the the government who clearly has our best interests at heart and is not interested in power and greed at all?
I have tried to keep people from doing stupid shit too. They do it anyway. And that’s on them. Desperate people do desperate things. You cannot reason with desperation.
Maybe you should try to have a better argument then come from the angle of hubris?
Didn’t mean to derail, I simply didn’t think there was much left to discuss about Yuri’s interview. I see nothing that can be said that doesn’t equate to “yes, I agree” or “Russia bad” or “lefties hate america”, so IDK what else you intend to discuss here?
In my opinion, the US Government has pushing people towards Jobs. Unemployment is lower than 2 years ago, consumer confidence is higher than 2 years ago, the stock market is higher than 2 years ago.
True, but this benefits the elites FAR more than the middle or lower class. Those with money profitted off this crisis. Those without money - didn’t.
You also missed a few items: Inflation up 6.2%, political division is more extreme, mental health crisis numbers are rising, education is on the decline, faith in democracy is plummeting… I think you are out of touch with what is actually happening to America. And this is coming from someone stuck in L.A.
I think this is kinda typical with recessions or other events that impact the economy. I have heard it called a K shaped recovery. Those at the bottom get pushed down further, while the ones on top get pushed further up.
I tried my best to be pushed up during the initial few months of Covid. I bought a bunch stocks that were 1/4 the price they were a few months earlier. They have come back about half way to where they were (doubled in price).
I thought this was true? They do tricks to the unemployment numbers (exclude those no longer looking for example), but I thought I saw something saying that even with those tricks, more people are employed now than in 2020.
lol… What color is the sky in your world? You couldn’t have said anything more devoid of fact.
Oops, spoke too soon. Do you realize you sound crazy? Like off your nut? Every single economic metric is the exact opposite of this. Where the hell did you get your info? Even left leaning news is not making these claims.
It’s only true based on ‘pandemic stocks’. Standard blue chips haven’t recovered pre-pandemic markers. Sure Amazon and Walmart went to the moon. Real estate, again is in a bubble. It’s a very, very fragile eco system, right now. More than normal.
So this is taking the statement “unemployment is lower than 2 years ago” too literally (I see it as being two years give or take). Fair point, but I think Feb 2020s stats for BLS lagged a bit. People were just starting to be laid off due to Covid shutdowns, and the stats didn’t reflect that yet. By April 2020, the BLS reported 14.7% unemployment. We have surely had improvement over those numbers.
And inflation is transient. If you believe Janet Yellen, which I don’t, at all, on any level. As far as I can throw her, which isn’t far because she’s fat.
All the economic metrics are artificial. There’s only one thing you need to look at to understand that it is artificial and the effect of too much government interference. The labor market. It tells you everything you need to know. You have a labor shortage, virtually equaling the the number of jobless. And the two cannot reconcile. It’s never happened before in history. That combined with rocketing inflation is everything you need to know.
And many companies across the board have or are in the process of mass lay-offs. This is happening as we speak.
Also not true
“People are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work.” (BLS)
