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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 xp84 »

nemo44x wrote: post #46
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 have some Euro friends that went to Dubai instead because the USA is “too dangerous” right now. I wish them safe passage back, but yeesh talk about irrational perspective.

Maybe they mean dangerous as in the opposite of “emotional safety” - the greatest actual, real-life danger of coming to the US as a tourist (who isn’t trying to do crimes or sneakily overstay your visa) is still being offended. Compare this to Mexico where you might be kidnapped by cartels, or the Middle East where… things aren’t as safe right now. You can definitely blame us for that in the most immediate sense, but a case can be made that if Iran does choose to be different the region will be more safe eventually.

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by meeb »

dmos62 wrote: post #97
nerdsniper wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even a single CBP employee scrolling through your texts feels like too much to me. But when they take your phone, they're making copies of all the content in the phone and as much as possible from any apps/websites you're logged into. And that permanently lives in a database which doesn't afford you even the very thin veil of protection against misuse that a US citizen might be granted. It does all seem to be too muc…

Curious, how do they make copies of everything? Do they just film the phone as they're scrolling it?

They plug the phone into a computer and use software to literally clone it, so everything on the phone. All logs, emails, messages, photos, contacts, deleted files if they’re recoverable, passwords, everything.

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by phkahler »

ourmandave wrote: post #98

On Point on NPR covered January numbers. Apparently all 130k jobs came from the health care sector with everything else having no growth.

>> Apparently all 130k jobs came from the health care sector with everything else having no growth.

I wonder what a further breakdown of the data might show. The older (leading) boomers are starting to die off, so there might be a decline in needed care in the trailing boomers or something like that. Demographic change.

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by butterbomb »

gigatexal wrote: post #2

What a favorable headline. In reality everyone knows why the economy isn’t growing: Trump’s policies are paradoxically anti business given his public persona of this big bad amazing businessman. The guy failed at selling steaks in America. In America.

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Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by tabemonooo »

cheesecompiler wrote: post #29
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.

There is a significant majority of people in Canada who not only vocally decided to not go to US but discourage their friends from doing so too. People have judged me for driving through the states.

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Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by noah_buddy »

At some point, one should ask oneself, “is fully breaking the system the point?”

In the recent Epstein releases, Epstein told Thiel that the best deals come from a system on the way to collapse. I think at this point it’s reasonable to consider that this is what Trump and his allies are trying to do. Crash the US economy so severely that they might use their ill-gotten wealth to buy an outsized portion of it.

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by onion2k »

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.

Allegedly the biggest package tour operator in the UK has seen a 72% drop in holidays to the US for 2026.

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by Retric »

iso1631 wrote: post #105
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.

It's not the government that's the problem per-se, it's the fact half the US supports that government

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

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by Al-Khwarizmi »

nemo44x wrote: post #46
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 have some Euro friends that went to Dubai instead because the USA is “too dangerous” right now. I wish them safe passage back, but yeesh talk about irrational perspective.

I'm not a big fan of Dubai, but it used to be a really safe travel destination, at least for male travelers. A month or two ago there was no reason to assume it would be otherwise.

BTW, the irony is that they decided not to go to the US, but they are victims of the danger caused by the US anyway.

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