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82Is it your SIL or BIL? Just curious.
Keep drinkin' the Kool-Aid. Can't wait to hear all about the Buffoon's plan to retaliate against Iran. Probably gonna freeze more bread, aina?
82Oops on the SIL. For some reason I thought you had mentioned a SIL or BIL in the past on a different topic. I guess I should have figured that out on my own.As for making this political theater, I was surprised the Rico chose to respond to Doc's UPS layoff post in the manner he did.
You're right. It's been everyone other than Doc trying to turn this into politics. Anyhoo ... how 'bout that economy?
Must be the season, hey?Charter Communications, which operates Spectrum cable TV and broadband services, is closing a residential retention call center.
It sucks. We need to flip state houses and governorships to fix it. Election Day can’t come soon enough because gas prices are up because of the green initiatives and no one wants to work but unemployment is up because of layoffs and Iran
It's not warehouse and delivery people getting laid off. The holiday bump in workers are hired as temporary / part time. This appears to be office people."The positions that would be eliminated this year are not union jobs, according to the Teamsters. The layoffs will instead affect managerial staff, “throughout the world and in all functions,” a statement by UPS said. The moves reflect a “change in the way we work,” Ms. Tomé said, and even if business rebounds, those jobs may not come back. Employees will also be expected to work from the office five days a week, she added."https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/business/ups-layoffs-rising-wages-union-contract.html
Yeah, sum peepel wynn da lottery, aina?
Megamillions is over $300MM right now
You try to take a Floridian's air conditioning away in July and watch a nasty that will make an alligator look like a house pet. I'm bullish on 2024 but overall scared for 2025. Given the choice we have for President -- between senility and insanity -- 2025 is going to be a rough year as the winners use legislation to take retribution on the losers. The economy will be the real loser. The best we can hope for is split government, regardless of who wins!
While I agree with most of your long post, there are a couple areas that I disagree with.1. Who is advocating for taking away air conditioning in Florida?
A couple of follow-up thoughts on the economy:2) But most people don't feel the benefit of a stronger economy -- yet! Think about it: Two years ago, you could borrow for a home at 3.0 percent and car loans were virtually interest free. Most personal purpose loans were so cheap banks were almost giving them away. Today, mortgages are in the 6 percent to 8 percent rate. Car loans aint cheap and banks are tightening credit. The little guy doesn't feel the benefit because his salary hasn't kept pace -- and won't for a few years -- and his cost of borrowing is sky high. Note that the folks today have no idea what we boomers had to pay in the 1980s for credit.