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US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by sandworm101 »

derektank wrote: post #207
sandworm101 wrote: post #177

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Congress is one power structure. States and cities are others. 19 states have recall procedures. The fed is much less powerful domestically without state-level support. And pulling down even a couple state reps would send a chilling message to the fed.

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/recall-of-state...

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Post by dboreham »

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.

Not just Canada. Everyone is wondering if they'll be arrested and thrown in the gulag. Obviously the chances of this happening are fairly small, but if you have an alternative non-fascist country to visit, why take the chance?

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Post by pjmlp »

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…

Just this week we had yet again someone in German TV telling their pleasure to be put into jail and sent back to Germany, due to her tatoos.

Unfortunely my home country has too many fanboys of older times, aka Chega, so I hope you still manage a good time there.

Re: US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

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Post by mrbombastic »

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.

Agreed but we also have to stop saying "the majority support this" or "half the country supports this" it ain't true and leads people to feel hopeless.

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Post by rvba »

Unexpectedly?

BBC is really full style right wing propaganda machine now. This time propaganda by omission (like those articles about Brexit where they never gave "no Brexit" as an option).

Zero commentary on tariffs, zero commentary about tourism and ICE, nothing about other policies.

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Post by univacky »

iso1631 wrote: post #105
TwoNineA wrote: post #55

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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

American here. I have to agree with this sentiment (without getting into the math of our deeply flawed election system).

The administration could not do any of this without the support of Congress, which has not wavered. That support is unwavering because those elected officials are not getting negative feedback from their voters and donors, so they have every expectation that staying this course will work out just great for them.

This administration's actions only continue with the approval of their party who put them and keep them in power.

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Post by butILoveLife »

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…

Probabilistically speaking, the entire thing is fine.

But seeing my engineer freak out about flying in a plane, despite passing Diff Eq and knowing the probability of a crash... Feelings/emotions do matter.

This is why populist demagogues win elections... ugh...

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Post by lordgroff »

Retric wrote: post #118
iso1631 wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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...

These are shockingly high.

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Post by jazzypants »

Luc wrote: post #182
onion2k wrote: post #117

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

That can't be right, the real figure is probably closer to 7%.

LOL. Why not? I wouldn't want to travel here. We're arresting people off the streets for no reason. It's fucking horrible.

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Post by whynotmaybe »

newsclues wrote: post #180
cheesecompiler wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

As a Canadian, most of those people stating this, are broke and can't afford to travel, so the anti Trump thing is a face saving excuse. Just a observation from my personal life, my friends who aren't broke, are still going to Florida, etc.

The ones I know that have money stopped going there and went further south or in Europe.

Some even go as far as booking a trip to Europe for a music concert instead of going to the US.

The line between "it's expensive" and "the current situation in the US sucks" is blurred.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11075088/canadian-snowbird-couple...

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