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A Record 3.3 Million Americans Filed for Unemployment
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fuck sake. i didn't even look at the dates and assumed it was from the last 10-15 years or something.I'm not sure people appreciate just how crazy this is:
got a few for ya fam! (Not his words but something he could say)
"Fake news, we have the best economy! Jobs are coming back and numbers are beautiful!"
"Big unemployment numbers are from no good democratic run states! Best employment numbers are from Republican run states!!"
"Fake news is trying to stop my re-election by posting fake unemployment numbers! Very sad for the failing *insert news name*!"
Guys Obama had a recession too!
Obama had high unemployment too!
Obama had a pandemic too!
Obama was the worst president too!
Obama had little hands too!
Obama Obama Obama!
Fake news. Trump is doing an amazing job beating this nasty virus. Trump gonna humiliate it and talk to it like it is, bully it into submission!
Just you watch!!
Obama had high unemployment too!
Obama had a pandemic too!
Obama was the worst president too!
Obama had little hands too!
Obama Obama Obama!
Fake news. Trump is doing an amazing job beating this nasty virus. Trump gonna humiliate it and talk to it like it is, bully it into submission!
Just you watch!!
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Trump is going to start blaming the states and governors. Especially NY and CA. He's been laying the groundwork all week.
I'm not sure people appreciate just how crazy this is:
Holy crap. I thought at least the Great Recession of 2008 would come close in numbers. I see why people are saying this would easily be a depression.
and remember this does not apply to the hard working undocumented workers in the USA. There's probably hundred thousand of them.....
New Jersey governor said he has no plans to open the economy up again in the state if things are still bad by Easter (which it will be).
This is my big fear. With our savings, my wife and I could get by for a good while financially. But, if she loses her job, our health insurance is gone. At which point us getting covid19 is like instant bankruptcy if we were to require a hospital stay... and not die.
you'd think so huh
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...and Cheeto adds NJ to his blame list. "Not my fault! I'm perfect! Perfect economy! These governors won't open their states! Not my fault!"
Yea most have to go out and hope they dont get sick else it could devastate their families. Or maybe they have no work due to closings and still need to pay for food, rent and utilities like the rest of us without a stimulus bill that can help them. Shit sucks man.
Poor bump really. Good evidence to suggest he's toast.you'd think so huh
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Dude just blames everyone.
Still low historical for a President in a crisis. That's a very overrated poll.you'd think so huh
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Which is why he's desperate to get the economy back up and running as soon as possible, sacrificing whatever lives it takes.
Yeah Murphy pretty much alluded to that in the interview I was reading with him lol
I can't imagine the economy doing much with most of the Northeast still down.
Never underestimate American stupidity
<laughs in Italian>
But we can't blame the virus on the president, unless enough people aren't happy with how it was handled. I wonder if that changes things (in previous times it might have been easier to blame it on the administration if it seemed within their control?)
I know.
I've been against a common currency inside the EU since years. It never made any sense.
I agree with the sentiment, but it is WAY too early to make any conclusions from these few polls right now. Let's see what his approvals are at end of April.
This pandemic is a once-in-a-century, global catastrophe. There's not going to be anything "quick" about the recovery from this, no matter how much we want it to be so. You're looking at years for getting back to commensurate levels--if we're lucky.
If the government step up and actually implement public welfare/socialist policy along with widespread enforced lockdown? Sure.
If they don't? Not likely.
Some of the health care providers have acted to extend coverage for those being laid off during this time. Worst case scenario, you could also enroll in COBRA (assuming you're a US resident).
you'd think so huh
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We should probably wait for the week after half of those unemployment applications bounce to see what the polling is.
Hopefully the unemployment matters, but so far many polls on the virus response show majority of voters approve of his handling and are buying his blaming of other countries and governors. They think this would have gone worse with anyone else.
As has been said, It's WAY too early to make any conclusions based on a few polls.
I'm fairly sure that this is the lowest it's been in like a decade
I'm not sure people appreciate just how crazy this is:
holy shit at that 50 year chart. Wow.
Dow up 4% right now, they certainly knew what was coming. Citi predicted 4M losses, Morgan Stanley 3.4M. At the other end, UBS predicted 860K.
Seems kind of unbelievably low given that Canada was around 900k and Cali was 1M.
Either this number has been uh, heavily massaged downward, or uhh even worse it's accurate but that means so many people are staying on the job when they should really be at home.
Either this number has been uh, heavily massaged downward, or uhh even worse it's accurate but that means so many people are staying on the job when they should really be at home.
So just to put it into perspective...
- Over half of the people in the US with health insurance get it exclusively from their jobs.
- COVID-19 causes unemployment numbers to skyrocket into record numbers, mirroring the Great Depression.
- Millions upon millions of people are now without health insurance.
- COVID-19 testing and treatment without insurance is a spiraling debt pit, scaring many into not seeking healthcare even with possible symptoms out of fear of bankruptcy.
This is, without a doubt, one of the biggest examples of why Medicare For All should be an absolute requirement in the US.
- Over half of the people in the US with health insurance get it exclusively from their jobs.
- COVID-19 causes unemployment numbers to skyrocket into record numbers, mirroring the Great Depression.
- Millions upon millions of people are now without health insurance.
- COVID-19 testing and treatment without insurance is a spiraling debt pit, scaring many into not seeking healthcare even with possible symptoms out of fear of bankruptcy.
This is, without a doubt, one of the biggest examples of why Medicare For All should be an absolute requirement in the US.