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Global Economy Approaches Soft Landing, but Risks Remain

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Re: Global Economy Approaches Soft Landing, but Risks Remain

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Can you provide citations demonstrating this? Because all available evidence indicates that inflation has cooled because the supply chain is no longer dysfunctional. If immigration had solved this problem, you wouldn't see this:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-05/us-immigr... | https://archive.today/eDWSt ("Immigration Rage Drowns Out the US Labor Market’s Need for Workers")

There is no labor shortage; simply a shortage of people willing to work at what is offered, from a comp and working arrangement perspective. Schools can retain teachers when they offer a 4 day week (~1000 school districts in the US have moved to a 4 day week to retain teacher). The Federal government can retain workers when they allow them to remain remote/have flexible work.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-09/another-g... | https://archive.today/5sSJD ("Another ‘Great Retirement’ Wave Hits the US After Stocks Rally")

https://www.axios.com/2024/02/19/american-retirement-boom-hi... ("Retirements spike again as stock market booms")

https://www.axios.com/2024/02/02/layoffs-chart-statistics-da... ("Why you don't need to freak out about the layoffs")

https://www.marketplace.org/2024/03/05/nursing-leaders-short... ("Nursing leaders are leaving their jobs amid broader industry shortage")

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/31/us/teachers-quitting-shortage... ("Teachers are calling it quits amid rising school violence, burnout and stagnating salaries")

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4495479-return-to-off... ("Return-to-office mandates will be worse for federal employment than leaders realize")

Re: Global Economy Approaches Soft Landing, but Risks Remain

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Can you provide citations demonstrating this? Because all available evidence indicates that inflation has cooled because the supply chain is no longer dysfunctional. If immigration had solved this problem, you wouldn't see this: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-05/us-immigr... | https://archive.today/eDWSt ("Immigration Rage Drowns Out the US Labor Market’s Need for Workers") There is no labor shortage…

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