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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs unemployment approaches 15%
Donald Trump will probably run on the basis of "Only I can fix this."
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As unemployment approaches 15% (Original Post)
Chainfire
May 2020
OP
K&R, ... and that's with the BLS leaving out 5% for furloughed workers. Yeah, his commercial says
uponit7771
May 2020
#1
And the people that quit because of unsafe conditions wouldn't be on unemployment either
Claustrum
May 2020
#5
"Look, if I can hold that down to less than 50%, I have done a very good job."
dalton99a
May 2020
#2
uponit7771
(90,323 posts)1. K&R, ... and that's with the BLS leaving out 5% for furloughed workers. Yeah, his commercial says
... this very thing.
Trump is predictable.
mercuryblues
(14,526 posts)4. I knew the numbers were rigged in his favor
This is why he wants everyone to re-open and get back to work. A dead worker isn't an unemployed worker.
Claustrum
(4,845 posts)5. And the people that quit because of unsafe conditions wouldn't be on unemployment either
They will show up on the labor participation numbers but that is much less talked about than the unemployment number.
dalton99a
(81,426 posts)2. "Look, if I can hold that down to less than 50%, I have done a very good job."
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)3. Could be. It's obvious that to tRUMP one lie is as good as another...