Your daily reminder that unemployment is record low. For women. For black Americans. For Hispanics. For disabled Americans. For military veterans.
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People are working 2, 3, even 4 jobs to survive. Wild how even in the “best economy” most of us live paycheck to paycheck. Worker’s wages have been stagnant as executives continue to give themselves fat raises, all while healthcare and rent has skyrocketed. Report on that.
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I've met people who are working 3 jobs to survive. Debbie
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Replying to @DebbieNester1 @InvidiousDist and
I am working 3 jobs and interviewing for another part-time role. I’m a woman and a veteran, so it doesn’t make sense to use those demographics when talking about who is not on unemployment. The tax “cut” hit us hard and I need to make up the funds to cover that unexpected bill.
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Replying to @rachelpolish @DebbieNester1 and
Thank you for your service. I owed money for the first time ever. And not just a few hundred, but THOUSANDS. The tax “cut” made the 1% VERY happy, while the rest of us got a big
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Replying to @andrewkimmel @DebbieNester1 and
It is an honor to serve.
I don’t understand the argument that because unemployment is “low,” people are not struggling to make ends meet. I am not on unemployment. This is not political for me. It’s personal.
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Of course - I just wish those with large following such as @Liz_Wheeler reported the real story, not just talking points pushed out by the current administration. Reporting facts shouldn’t be political.
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Replying to @andrewkimmel @DebbieNester1 and
I hear you and, frankly, need to remain apolitical because of my service. However, I couldn’t remain silent because job counts or unemployment numbers should not be the only measures used when assessing the economic health of our communities and our country. Thank you again.
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