Yes, you are better off now than you were then.

[sealybobo]

Most working Americans are better off now than they were when the reign of Trumpery ended with a dismal 34% public approval.

With inflation easing, the wages of working-class Americans are finally moving into the plus column. Average hourly pay for production and nonsupervisory workers — who make up four-fifths of employees — hit $30.27 in August, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ​

According to my organization’s analysis, working-class Americans’ wages, adjusted for inflation, have just edged higher than they were on Election Day, 2020. The average working-class American can now answer “Yes” to the question, “Are you better off now than you were under Trump?”​

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U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month as companies paralyzed by uncertainty over President Donald Trump's erratic tariffs policies.

The Labor Department reported Friday that revisions shaved a stunning 258,000 jobs off May and June payrolls.

ranks of the unemployed rose by 221,000

Manufacturers cut 11,000 jobs last month after shedding 15,000 in June and 11,000 in May.

Healthcare companies added 55,400 jobs last month – accounting for 76% of the jobs added in July and offering another sign that recent job gains have been narrowly concentrated.

The department originally reported that state and local governments had added 64,000 jobs in education in June. After the revisions released Friday, that number fell to below 10,000.

The stock market tumbled on the news.

The current situation is a sharp reversal from the hiring boom of just three years ago when desperate employers were handing out signing bonuses and introducing perks such as Fridays off, fertility benefits and even pet insurance to recruit and keep workers.

The rate of people quitting their jobs — a sign they’re confident they can land something better — has fallen from the record heights of 2021 and 2022

 

[schmidlap]

U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month as companies paralyzed by uncertainty over President Donald Trump's erratic tariffs policies.

The Labor Department reported Friday that revisions shaved a stunning 258,000 jobs off May and June payrolls.

ranks of the unemployed rose by 221,000

Manufacturers cut 11,000 jobs last month after shedding 15,000 in June and 11,000 in May.

Healthcare companies added 55,400 jobs last month – accounting for 76% of the jobs added in July and offering another sign that recent job gains have been narrowly concentrated.

The department originally reported that state and local governments had added 64,000 jobs in education in June. After the revisions released Friday, that number fell to below 10,000.

The stock market tumbled on the news.

The current situation is a sharp reversal from the hiring boom of just three years ago when desperate employers were handing out signing bonuses and introducing perks such as Fridays off, fertility benefits and even pet insurance to recruit and keep workers.

The rate of people quitting their jobs — a sign they’re confident they can land something better — has fallen from the record heights of 2021 and 2022

As the decrepit blowhard surrenders to global warming, and wimps out on promises to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, most have now begun to realize that prospects for tariff-frenzied Trumpenomics are also dismal.

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest from The Economist (July 11, 2025):​

• Favorable: 42%
• Unfavorable: 54%
• Unsure: 4%

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Civiqs poll (July 10, 2025):​

• Favorable: 42%
• Unfavorable: 54%
• Unsure: 4%

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Rasmussen poll (July 10, 2025):​

• Favorable: 48%
• Unfavorable: 50%
• Unsure: 2%

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Navigator Research poll (July 3, 2025):​

• Favorable: 48%
• Unfavorable: 52%

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll (July 1, 2025):​

• Favorable: 43%
• Unfavorable: 52%
• Unsure: 5%

MSN

www.msn.com

 

[westwall]

As the decrepit blowhard surrenders to global warming, and wimps out on promises to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, most have now begun to realize that prospects for tariff-frenzied Trumpenomics are also dismal.

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest from The Economist (July 11, 2025):​

• Favorable: 42%
• Unfavorable: 54%
• Unsure: 4%

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Civiqs poll (July 10, 2025):​

• Favorable: 42%
• Unfavorable: 54%
• Unsure: 4%

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Rasmussen poll (July 10, 2025):​

• Favorable: 48%
• Unfavorable: 50%
• Unsure: 2%

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Navigator Research poll (July 3, 2025):​

• Favorable: 48%
• Unfavorable: 52%

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll (July 1, 2025):​

• Favorable: 43%
• Unfavorable: 52%
• Unsure: 5%

MSN

www.msn.com

 

[Woodznutz]

Healthcare companies added 55,400 jobs last month – accounting for 76% of the jobs added in July and offering another sign that recent job gains have been narrowly concentrated.

This is an indictment of an unhealthy, ignorant, and lazy citizenry and the healthcare industrial complex, not Trumps policies.

 

[Robert Urbanek]

I'm an old man who is getting older and closer to death. So, in a way, I am NOT better off than a year ago.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

I'm an old man who is getting older and closer to death. So, in a way, I am NOT better off than a year ago.

You must be in a good marriage.

 

[schmidlap]

Why the dire portents for the U.S. economy?

Trump is a one trick horse's arse in the realm of economics.

An alternate analogy: The blowhard behind the wheel only knows how to operate the horn.

Internationally, economics is a game of three-dimensional chess. For Trump it is a game of, "Pull my finger!"

TARIFFS! TARIFFS! TARIFFS!
​

Investing giant Warren Buffett does not seem to be a big fan of the Trump administration's tariff strategy. Earlier this year, in an interview with CBS News, he even called tariffs "an act of war, to some degree."​

​

"It may not draw blood immediately, but make no mistake — it's an act of aggression that invites retaliation," he said.​

U.S. consumer sentiment plunges to lowest since pandemic amid rising anxieties over tariffs​

​

 

[westwall]

Why the dire portents for the U.S. economy?

Trump is a one trick horse's arse in the realm of economics.

An alternate analogy: The blowhard behind the wheel only know how to operate the horn.

Internationally, economics is a game of three-dimensional chess. For Trump it is a game of, "Pull my finger!"

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TARIFFS! TARIFFS! TARIFFS!
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Investing giant Warren Buffett does not seem to be a big fan of the Trump administration's tariff strategy. Earlier this year, in an interview with CBS News, he even called tariffs "an act of war, to some degree."​

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"It may not draw blood immediately, but make no mistake — it's an act of aggression that invites retaliation," he said.​

U.S. consumer sentiment plunges to lowest since pandemic amid rising anxieties over tariffs​

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[sealybobo]

As the decrepit blowhard surrenders to global warming, and wimps out on promises to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, most have now begun to realize that prospects for tariff-frenzied Trumpenomics are also dismal.

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest from The Economist (July 11, 2025):​

• Favorable: 42%
• Unfavorable: 54%
• Unsure: 4%

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Civiqs poll (July 10, 2025):​

• Favorable: 42%
• Unfavorable: 54%
• Unsure: 4%

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Rasmussen poll (July 10, 2025):​

• Favorable: 48%
• Unfavorable: 50%
• Unsure: 2%

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Navigator Research poll (July 3, 2025):​

• Favorable: 48%
• Unfavorable: 52%

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll (July 1, 2025):​

• Favorable: 43%
• Unfavorable: 52%
• Unsure: 5%

MSN

www.msn.com

Do you know what scares me the most about this graph? The Environment isn't even on the list.

 

[schmidlap]

Do you know what scares me the most about this graph? The Environment isn't even on the list.

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The deviant's refusal to respect science may well be the most ominous.

 

[Hafar1014]

Most working Americans are better off now than they were when the reign of Trumpery ended with a dismal 34% public approval.

With inflation easing, the wages of working-class Americans are finally moving into the plus column. Average hourly pay for production and nonsupervisory workers — who make up four-fifths of employees — hit $30.27 in August, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ​

According to my organization’s analysis, working-class Americans’ wages, adjusted for inflation, have just edged higher than they were on Election Day, 2020. The average working-class American can now answer “Yes” to the question, “Are you better off now than you were under Trump?”​

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Better off after Biden is gone

 

[Hafar1014]

Do you know what scares me the most about this graph? The Environment isn't even on the list.

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Its not a problem

 

[HikerGuy83]

Why the dire portents for the U.S. economy?

Trump is a one trick horse's arse in the realm of economics.

An alternate analogy: The blowhard behind the wheel only knows how to operate the horn.

Internationally, economics is a game of three-dimensional chess. For Trump it is a game of, "Pull my finger!"

View attachment 1143718
TARIFFS! TARIFFS! TARIFFS!
​

Investing giant Warren Buffett does not seem to be a big fan of the Trump administration's tariff strategy. Earlier this year, in an interview with CBS News, he even called tariffs "an act of war, to some degree."​

​

View attachment 1143727​

"It may not draw blood immediately, but make no mistake — it's an act of aggression that invites retaliation," he said.​

U.S. consumer sentiment plunges to lowest since pandemic amid rising anxieties over tariffs​

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Hey schmidlap,

You should have no problem getting elected if you run on that platform.

Go ahead, dude. Show the world how smart you think you are.

 

[HikerGuy83]

The deviant's refusal to respect science may well be the most ominous.

All you can do is whine.

 

[westwall]

The deviant's refusal to respect science may well be the most ominous.

Screeches the pervert who still demands virgins be sacrificed to the volcano gods.

You are devoid of scientific knowledge.

You literally know nothing about the subject.

 

[sealybobo]

All you can do is whine.

Things were actually pretty good the last 4 years but all Republicans did was whine and say they'd do better

In an alarming development, President Donald Trump on Friday called for Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer to be fired, accusing the economic researcher of manipulating the jobs data for political purposes.
Trump provided zero evidence to support the accusation, which he shared in a social media post on Friday.

May and June payrolls to show the U.S. added 258,000 fewer jobs than it originally tallied. Instead of acknowledging that his economic policies might be responsible for the economic health that results, Trump attacked the economists.

 

[HikerGuy83]

Things were actually pretty good the last 4 years but all Republicans did was whine and say they'd do better

Did they whine about the economy or the fact that we had a Celery Stalk with his hands on the nuclear button.

I saw my 401K go up then way down, then back up to a near record all under Biden. It happens.

In an alarming development, President Donald Trump on Friday called for Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer to be fired, accusing the economic researcher of manipulating the jobs data for political purposes.
Trump provided zero evidence to support the accusation, which he shared in a social media post on Friday.

Why is it alarming. It's Trump. It's what he does. It's what we elected because you guys can't put up anything that isn't marxist or stupid or both.

May and June payrolls to show the U.S. added 258,000 fewer jobs than it originally tallied. Instead of acknowledging that his economic policies might be responsible for the economic health that results, Trump attacked the economists.

So?

It's what he does.

I don't pay attention to him in that regard.

Mostly what I care about:

Trump ==> Gorsuch, Kavennaugh, Barrett, Great Constitutional Thinkers who don't bow to Trump.

Biden==> Jackson, Disgraced already and can't even get her other two cronies to back up her stupidity.

 

[Hafar1014]

Things were actually pretty good the last 4 years but all Republicans did was whine and say they'd do better

In an alarming development, President Donald Trump on Friday called for Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer to be fired, accusing the economic researcher of manipulating the jobs data for political purposes.
Trump provided zero evidence to support the accusation, which he shared in a social media post on Friday.

May and June payrolls to show the U.S. added 258,000 fewer jobs than it originally tallied. Instead of acknowledging that his economic policies might be responsible for the economic health that results, Trump attacked the economists.

BIden caused the worst inflation in 40 yeas crushed the middle class and increased poverty. Thats pretty good right

 

[HikerGuy83]

You literally know nothing about the subject.

If he does, he has not demostrated it at all.

He simply hides under the skirts of the people he totally trusts not to ruin his life (for no good reason).

He's a zealot. And a moron.

[And now we'll get one of his......the concensu blah blah blah blah deviants blah blah blah blah blah dirty fuel blah blah blah blah blah.

Blah blah.]

 

[sealybobo]

Did they whine about the economy or the fact that we had a Celery Stalk with his hands on the nuclear button.

I saw my 401K go up then way down, then back up to a near record all under Biden. It happens.

Why is it alarming. It's Trump. It's what he does. It's what we elected because you guys can't put up anything that isn't marxist or stupid or both.

So?

It's what he does.

I don't pay attention to him in that regard.

Mostly what I care about:

Trump ==> Gorsuch, Kavennaugh, Barrett, Great Constitutional Thinkers who don't bow to Trump.

Biden==> Jackson, Disgraced already and can't even get her other two cronies to back up her stupidity.

If you think we are Marxist then you have swallowed the right wings spin on this. I can't convince you of anything if you start from the position that you think we are communists.

I don't think you are Nazi's. I think you are falling for Trump just like the German people fell for Hitler. Or how a lot of Russians like Putin. How is that possible? Well just look at yourselves. You support an authoritarian who's above the law.

You just know if a Democrat wins next time Republicans on their way out will vote to limit presidential powers so this never happens again. Moving forward a President will have to go through Congress to do anything. Damn Patriot Act. And you know it.

You like the obviously corrupt Supreme Court that is clearly being run by men who are owned by billionaires like Harlan Crow? Wow!

Maybe Capitalism is just another ISM.