☭POLITICS☭: Election Season Hell

[thezman]

Nov 7, 2024 15:42:35 GMT -5 johnny two cool said:

Nov 7, 2024 15:30:07 GMT -5 antipasto said:

Slap a description on there for the guys that don’t read graphs all day. Not that I’m one of them haha I’m not a loser

The wages of the poorest workers increased at a greater rate than all other income groups.

It's understandable that someone would read the 10th percentile on that graph as the top rather than the bottom.

[thezman]

Nov 7, 2024 15:57:27 GMT -5 crime pays said:

I will not forgive gen z. you were the chosen ones

I think it's unfair to blame the kids when their parents were the adults that raised them to become who they are. Fuck their parents and the culture that perpetuated their dumbass gen z decision making.

[crime pays]

the kids will be disciplined in hell

haha nah jk i know ur rite

[crime pays]

im in a mood :p

[Frederik]

Nov 7, 2024 15:57:27 GMT -5 crime pays said:

I will not forgive gen z. you were the chosen ones

They grew up having their brains hollowed out by the algorithm and came of age paying $2000/month for a 1 bedroom that they're not having sex in. They never stood a chance

[crime pays]

Nov 7, 2024 16:02:58 GMT -5 Frederik said:

Nov 7, 2024 15:57:27 GMT -5 crime pays said:

I will not forgive gen z. you were the chosen ones

They grew up having their brains hollowed out by the algorithm and came of age paying $2000/month for a 1 bedroom that they're not having sex in. They never stood a chance

me too tho where is my sympathy!!! and I was only a libertarian for like a year when I was 13. fuck those stupid kids

[mistah like ur post]

Nov 7, 2024 15:42:35 GMT -5 johnny two cool said:

Nov 7, 2024 15:30:07 GMT -5 antipasto said:

Slap a description on there for the guys that don’t read graphs all day. Not that I’m one of them haha I’m not a loser

The wages of the poorest workers increased at a greater rate than all other income groups.

Also, women outpaced men. Youngest demographic outpaced older. Non whites outpaced whites.

Modest improvements that addressed inequality is a big no thx.

[crime pays]

my jouissance is showing

[mistah like ur post]

posted on grillpill so everyone must be feeling bonkos

[giorgio merauder]

Nov 7, 2024 15:54:05 GMT -5 crime pays said:

tag yourself i'm the tie dye with 500 8===> rating 

[crime pays]

Nov 7, 2024 16:11:19 GMT -5 mistah like ur post said:

posted on grillpill so everyone must be feeling bonkos

THERE IS NO BIG OTHER

[johnny two cool]

Nov 7, 2024 15:57:49 GMT -5 thezman said:

Nov 7, 2024 15:42:35 GMT -5 johnny two cool said:

The wages of the poorest workers increased at a greater rate than all other income groups.

It's understandable that someone would read the 10th percentile on that graph as the top rather than the bottom.

Yeah.

Anyhow, in addition, wage growth for the poorest Americans at a greater rate from 2019-2023 than it did from 1979-2019. 

[mistah like ur post]

Nov 7, 2024 16:17:58 GMT -5 crime pays said:

Nov 7, 2024 16:11:19 GMT -5 mistah like ur post said:

posted on grillpill so everyone must be feeling bonkos

THERE IS NO BIG OTHER

a very unfortunate truth.

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Nov 7, 2024 15:28:13 GMT -5 boundforgloryhole said:

Nov 7, 2024 12:06:26 GMT -5 Ass Dan said:

Nah, fuck the working class. I’m glad they chose to make their lives shittier.

And I’m gonna cum watching leftists get their heads split open while choking on tear gas.

This country is shit, every single one of us.

you read like a bitch

when he was ten someone said that

[johnny two cool]

Democracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government, and offers a provocative alternative view grounded in the actual human nature of democratic citizens.

Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels deploy a wealth of social-scientific evidence, including ingenious original analyses of topics ranging from abortion politics and budget deficits to the Great Depression and shark attacks, to show that the familiar ideal of thoughtful citizens steering the ship of state from the voting booth is fundamentally misguided. They demonstrate that voters—even those who are well informed and politically engaged—mostly choose parties and candidates on the basis of social identities and partisan loyalties, not political issues. They also show that voters adjust their policy views and even their perceptions of basic matters of fact to match those loyalties. When parties are roughly evenly matched, elections often turn on irrelevant or misleading considerations such as economic spurts or downturns beyond the incumbents’ control; the outcomes are essentially random. Thus, voters do not control the course of public policy, even indirectly.

Achen and Bartels argue that democratic theory needs to be founded on identity groups and political parties, not on the preferences of individual voters. Democracy for Realists provides a powerful challenge to conventional thinking, pointing the way toward a fundamentally different understanding of the realities and potential of democratic government.

[thezman]

Nov 7, 2024 16:21:26 GMT -5 johnny two cool said:

Anyhow, in addition, wage growth for the poorest Americans at a greater rate from 2019-2023 than it did from 1979-2019. 

Curious how that compares to the rate of growth in price of things like rent, groceries, etc.

[johnny two cool]

Nov 7, 2024 16:31:08 GMT -5 thezman said:

Nov 7, 2024 16:21:26 GMT -5 johnny two cool said:

Anyhow, in addition, wage growth for the poorest Americans at a greater rate from 2019-2023 than it did from 1979-2019. 

Curious how that compares to the rate of growth in price of things like rent, groceries, etc.

well there was a lot of inflation n shit. Covid hit, and subsequently it accelerated a lot of existing problems (commercial vacancy rates, rent, etc.). I think income inequality is bad for a whole host of reasons and that a "bottoms-up" approach is good. At the same time, this stuff doesn't play out as well electorally as some people want to believe. Gotta find a way to propagandize this shit more effectively.

SPOILER: Click to show

Synopsis
Findings: Between 2019 and 2023, low-wage workers experienced historically fast real wage growth. The 10th percentile real hourly wage grew 13.2% over the four-year period. This tremendous real wage growth at the lower end of the wage distribution was exceptional, significantly faster than in any other business cycle peak since 1979. Faster wage growth at lower wage levels is a significant break from the forty years leading up to 2019. Over the last four years, middle-wage women, Black and Hispanic workers, young workers, workers with lower levels of education attainment, and parents experienced faster wage growth. Nevertheless, low-wage workers continue to suffer from grossly inadequate wages and middle-wage workers face significant gaps across demographic groups.

Implications: Policymakers responded to the pandemic recession with actions that made a real difference in people’s lives: Wages grew for those who needed it most. Thoughtful policymaking going forward can help ensure that low- and middle-wage workers continue to see improvements in their standard of living.

Recommendations: The recent gains in low-end wage growth may be short-lived if policymakers curtail the recovery. The most immediate threat to the continued recovery is if the Federal Reserve keeps rates higher than is needed to normalize inflation. Even a mild recession resulting from these actions will do significant harm to low-wage workers and their families. In addition, policymakers should:

raise the federal minimum wage;
make long-term investments in our unemployment insurance system;
strengthen and enforce labor standards; and
remove obstacles to workers forming unions.

www.epi.org/publication/swa-wages-2023/

[johnny two cool]

Assdanian Nihilism is not the way to go!

[crime pays]

your daily dose of a Mad Mad World

[dr strangelove]

lol what a loser

[smashedbox]

lmao that cut to someone holding their shin while he's sitting on the ground still. so goofy.

[crime pays]

Nov 7, 2024 17:28:52 GMT -5 smashedbox said:

lmao that cut to someone holding their shin while he's sitting on the ground still. so goofy.

that was me and it reaally really hurt

[tandoori jones]

Nov 7, 2024 15:42:35 GMT -5 johnny two cool said:

Nov 7, 2024 15:30:07 GMT -5 antipasto said:

Slap a description on there for the guys that don’t read graphs all day. Not that I’m one of them haha I’m not a loser

The wages of the poorest workers increased at a greater rate than all other income groups.

explain how biden did it himself. he did not raise the federal minimum wages for any workers

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[tandoori jones]

i fuckin love stephen a

[dmk]

So when do the pussy hats come out again?

[mistah like ur post]

I tune in for Stephen and Molly (weapons grade babe) every morning and that is a landslide winning ticket. Now I need this. He can talk shit, has a good heart and has a spine.

[crime pays]

im all in on this guy ty for bringing him to my attention

[paulkersey]

I was on a flight with Stephen A from LA to NY where he looked tired and over it but I was surprised to see he still obliged a guy a for a pic

[johnny two cool]

Nov 7, 2024 17:43:44 GMT -5 tandoori jones said:

Nov 7, 2024 15:42:35 GMT -5 johnny two cool said:

The wages of the poorest workers increased at a greater rate than all other income groups.

explain how biden did it himself. he did not raise the federal minimum wages for any workers

Well, obviously he didn't do it all by himself. He wouldn't have raised the federal minimum wages by himself, either. It's policy.

The federal government can take action that will raise the wages of various groups in various ways without ever touching the federal minimum wage and you should know that. It is weird that you do not know that. For example, the provision of enhanced and expanded unemployment insurance can provide low-wage workers with greater leverage in the labor market. And that is something that did, in fact, happen. Low-wage workers experienced fast wage growth in all states, regardless of changes to that state's minimum wage.