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US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by buellerbueller »

gaoshan wrote: post #109
TwoNineA wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Last year we cancelled a planned US vacation, this year we didn't even think about it. Going back to Europe two years in a row. I don't give a fuck about tariff policy of our supposed "friends" but when our "friend" repeatedly threatens our independence and sovereignty, no thanks. Not going to step into the USA for a long time.

Can't blame you. Coming from the US I have been making a point to vacation in Canada, fwiw. Short of voting, protesting and getting into arguments with MAGA people I don't know what else I can effectively do.

>getting into arguments with MAGA people

>effectively

these are mutually exclusive

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by epistasis »

pupppet wrote: post #150
Retric wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This administration has terrible approval ratings. https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump...

Approval ratings should be far lower than this.

Yes, and a major reason they aren't lower is because of tech executives that control the media and mass communication in the US.

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by Der_Einzige »

jandrewrogers wrote: post #176
aliljet wrote: post #6

There's a vibe in at least the PNW that feels like the tech sector is sloughing jobs and avoiding creating new ones courtesy of AI. I genuinely wonder if that feeling is backed by reality and whether it's large enough to be translating into national statistics across all industries.

In Washington it is much broader than the tech sector. Washington is being buried in indefensibly bad legislation that is extremely hostile to large companies and tech companies of every size for openly ideological reasons. It has rapidly become one of the worst business environments in the country when it used to be one of the best. Many companies have stopped or reduced hiring in Seattle and are moving operations t…

Seattle and Portland OR are ground zero for the burgeoning anti-AI movement.

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by inwnvoo »

luxuryballs wrote: post #131
aliljet wrote: post #6

There's a vibe in at least the PNW that feels like the tech sector is sloughing jobs and avoiding creating new ones courtesy of AI. I genuinely wonder if that feeling is backed by reality and whether it's large enough to be translating into national statistics across all industries.

I can only speak from anecdotal experience in that I just witnessed this week, dev team leads and architects “replaced” by Claude code, they kept the offshore junior-mid coders and are giving them $20/mo pro accounts… (doesn’t that seem a little backwards?)

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Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by Uncle_Brumpus »

CalRobert wrote: post #159
testfrequency wrote: post #4

I do not see the tourism industry mentioned here but I have to imagine that is a huge loss right now. Most of the world is not visiting the US right now which means projects and planning that was made in anticipation for summer has probably been halted or heavily reduced.

Conversely, I live in the Netherlands (though I am originally from California) and my entire summer is booked full of either family or friends visiting from the US - the friends are mostly here to get a feel for the place and see if they want to emigrate. I wonder how many Americans of means are vacationing abroad instead of domestically just to get some respite...

I had never vacationed abroad in my whole life, then last year I traveled separately to Amsterdam (with 2 nights in Groningen) and Paris. Both trips ended up being cheaper than similar domestic trips. Both times I was extremely sad to return home.

I would love to emigrate to Europe. One of the nights in Amsterdam, I couldn't sleep and spent the night frantically researching how to legally emigrate.

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by derektank »

sandworm101 wrote: post #177
gaoshan wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can't blame you. Coming from the US I have been making a point to vacation in Canada, fwiw. Short of voting, protesting and getting into arguments with MAGA people I don't know what else I can effectively do.

Look into your state's recall procedures. Waiting for the next election is effectively acquiescence to the current situation.

No sitting member of Congress has ever been recalled and it’s almost certainly unconstitutional. Article I only outlines one way to remove a sitting representative or senator, and that’s expulsion by a vote of the chamber in which they sit

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by masklinn »

hypeatei wrote: post #169
TwoNineA wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Controversial opinion, it's way more than half: 1/3 voted for the orange man, 1/3 didn't bother go to vote because "BoTh SideS ARe thE SamE!" and 1/3 tried to do the right thing.

I upvoted you because I think the current culture is too "blameless" with regards to voters themselves. "But the party just ran a bad candidate!" "Egg prices were too high!!" "Kamala would've been just as bad for Gaza as Trump!" No, sorry, voters don't get a pass because they're apathetic or love being the "enlightened centrist" that lets fascism takeover.

Don't forget the evergreen "it's just politics it doesn't have to affect our relationship".

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by Joeri »

hyperpape wrote: post #181
testfrequency wrote: post #4

I do not see the tourism industry mentioned here but I have to imagine that is a huge loss right now. Most of the world is not visiting the US right now which means projects and planning that was made in anticipation for summer has probably been halted or heavily reduced.

I am a US citizen living in Portugal. I have the right to go to the US, live there, etc. I recently went back for a funeral, and I had to spend a moment reminding myself that it would be fine for me. For people who don't have my passport, I wouldn't feel comfortable telling them "it will be fine", though I would still tell a European "the odds of a problem are relatively low." But I couldn't in all honesty say "there…

I’ve read some horror stories already that are enough for me to decide that I will not go to the U.S. until sanity returns. Here is one: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton...

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by galleywest200 »

jandrewrogers wrote: post #176
aliljet wrote: post #6

There's a vibe in at least the PNW that feels like the tech sector is sloughing jobs and avoiding creating new ones courtesy of AI. I genuinely wonder if that feeling is backed by reality and whether it's large enough to be translating into national statistics across all industries.

In Washington it is much broader than the tech sector. Washington is being buried in indefensibly bad legislation that is extremely hostile to large companies and tech companies of every size for openly ideological reasons. It has rapidly become one of the worst business environments in the country when it used to be one of the best. Many companies have stopped or reduced hiring in Seattle and are moving operations t…

Golden Goose? WA has a massive budget shortfall.
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