Realistically are there even enough jobs out there for every able body citizen to fulfill? Not counting positions that are being outsourced or less valid, more stuff is being automated nowadays.
Mick Mulvaney, the man behind Trump's massive budget cuts to Medicaid and Food Stamps is telling Americans "IF YOU DON'T WORK, YOU DON'T EAT!!" as he's telling able-bodied americans to "get a job" if you want to live!!
Does being a drug dealer count as a job? Cause that's the only option some poor people have.
Realistically are there even enough jobs out there for every able body citizen to fulfill? Not counting positions that are being outsourced or less valid, more stuff is being automated nowadays.
wendy's just announced they're replacing their employees with a kiosk what does he think about that?
Reminder: Most of the states that most need federal SNAP assistance are hard red states.
The top 5 states for SNAP are California, Florida, Texas, NY, and Illinois. 3 are blue, 1 is red, and 1 is purple.
Trump is literally a cartoon villain
The plan is so evil and backwards. Taking food and aid from the poor, services from the disabled, even more cuts to federal employees, and the safety net of healthcare from anyone w/ pre-existing conditions.
All to pay for adding onto a defense budget already larger than the next dozen countries combined, a useless fucking wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for, "encouraging" private companies to buy up government-owned infrastructure for short term gains and long term loss, and of course tax cuts for the rich. They need that money, you damn working poor leaches!
Trump is pro murdering civilians
Most people are obsessed with the white collar work, that well paying blue collar is felt to be beneath them.
It's part of the reason I'm glad I'm in manufacturing. I can basically move anywhere and find employment.
Lokarin posted...
Trump is pro murdering civilians
Something like 80% of evangelicals voted for him. If they believe at all in their big book of myths, they should be pretty upset right now.
they aren't
Some people can't work, you know.
dainkinkaide posted...
Reminder: Most of the states that most need federal SNAP assistance are hard red states.
Based on what?
Zeus posted...
The top 5 states for SNAP are California, Florida, Texas, NY, and Illinois. 3 are blue, 1 is red, and 1 is purple.
Top 5 in what way? Most people receiving? Most money spent on it (which is effectively the same as the previous metric)?
CA, TX, FL, and NY are the most populated states in the U.S. If every state had 10% of their populations getting SNAP, they'd have the most simply by scale.
Which states have the highest % of their populations getting SNAP benefits? That's the stat that actually matters for showing which ones "depend the most on it."
Seems harsh.
The general idea of getting people to work is a good one, but shit happens. Some people can't reasonably work, and I feel like we as a civilized society ought to take care of them regardless.
Trump is pro murdering civilians
Some people can't work, you know.
jedirood posted...
Some people can't work, you know.
doesn't matter to help he'll force puppies and babies to work if he has to
streamofthesky posted...
Zeus posted...
The top 5 states for SNAP are California, Florida, Texas, NY, and Illinois. 3 are blue, 1 is red, and 1 is purple.
Top 5 in what way? Most people receiving? Most money spent on it (which is effectively the same as the previous metric)?
CA, TX, FL, and NY are the most populated states in the U.S. If every state had 10% of their populations getting SNAP, they'd have the most simply by scale.
Which states have the highest % of their populations getting SNAP benefits? That's the stat that actually matters for showing which ones "depend the most on it."
% of population is one indicator, but overall consumption is equally important. Plus you have benefits per person, which is another metric (where again blue states lead). There's no one perfect metric, but two key metrics go to blue.
On another note, with how much food that goes to waste in the U.S., I see no reason to not serve the excess food to those in need. Hell, plenty of food are still good after the sell-by date but are thrown away by markets.
it's honestly not hard to find a job if you actually go looking for one that isn't a typical "office" job or a stocker/cashier at a store.
manufacturing places are looking for workers ALL the time, and they're usually pretty lax on the requirements because of that.
but no, everyone these days wants to be pewdiepie. sit at home, play games, and get paid for it.
that's not how it works.
reduce federal deficit
Full Throttle posted...
reduce federal deficit
lmfaoo
InfestedAdam posted...
On another note, with how much food that goes to waste in the U.S., I see no reason to not serve the excess food to those in need. Hell, plenty of food are still good after the sell-by date but are thrown away by markets.
The US also routinely slashes crops in years of excess to keep prices high
Some people can't work, you know.
Zeus posted...
streamofthesky posted...
Zeus posted...
The top 5 states for SNAP are California, Florida, Texas, NY, and Illinois. 3 are blue, 1 is red, and 1 is purple.
Top 5 in what way? Most people receiving? Most money spent on it (which is effectively the same as the previous metric)?
CA, TX, FL, and NY are the most populated states in the U.S. If every state had 10% of their populations getting SNAP, they'd have the most simply by scale.
Which states have the highest % of their populations getting SNAP benefits? That's the stat that actually matters for showing which ones "depend the most on it."
% of population is one indicator, but overall consumption is equally important. Plus you have benefits per person, which is another metric (where again blue states lead). There's no one perfect metric, but two key metrics go to blue.
Again, saying CA has the most poor people doesn't say much, it has the largest population in the U.S., so of course it does. So raw numbers of people in each state is a worthless metric, reinforced by the fact that 4 of the 5 top states for # of poor people also happen to be the 4 most populous states. I guess IL needs to get its shit together, though.
Consumption per person is also pretty meaningless. The higher the cost of living in an area, the more benefits a person will need just to get by, and blue states and urban (ie, blue) areas are the most expensive to live in.
What matters is % of the population that use SNAP.
On another note, with how much food that goes to waste in the U.S., I see no reason to not serve the excess food to those in need. Hell, plenty of food are still good after the sell-by date but are thrown away by markets.
helIy posted...
it's honestly not hard to find a job if you actually go looking for one that isn't a typical "office" job or a stocker/cashier at a store.
manufacturing places are looking for workers ALL the time, and they're usually pretty lax on the requirements because of that.
but no, everyone these days wants to be pewdiepie. sit at home, play games, and get paid for it.
that's not how it works.
As I see it the labor market is only really "working" if the ratio of available jobs matches the demographics of the people looking for them.
Not EVERYONE'S going to find a job in their field, I get that, but the proportion of people looking for work in a certain field should be reflective of the jobs available in that area.
Padding job numbers with low-paying, non-skilled work in a market that's pining for 8-5 salary positions doesn't really correct the problem. That doesn't create the strength the economy deserves to have when there's skilled labor looking for jobs that use those talents.
as he's telling able-bodied americans to "get a job" if you want to live!!
"Let's bring back starvation in the developed world."
Unless he wants to put forth an initiative that guarantees everybody a job, that's not going to work.