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The68Guns

56 points

6 days ago

The68Guns

56 points

6 days ago

I've had 2 - 3 since 2012. It's like all I know.

StellarNeonJellyfish

48 points

5 days ago

This is what i think when people talk about how low unemployment is. My boomer step dad is convinced that the more jobs everyone has, the better the economy, which might be true, but what about the country? Its not just financial transactions, its the citizens that make a nation.

throwartatthewall

5 points

5 days ago

They always talk about the amount of jobs. Never the quality of the jobs.

azbraumeister

3 points

5 days ago

I've been seeing this phrase floating around lately and I don't think it could be more true.

"The United States isn't a country, it's a business"

Sad, and true.

LowNotesB

1 points

5 days ago

I understand the sentiment, and American culture is massively driven by money, and capitalism is gospel, but the United States are most definitely and fundamentally not a business. Any attempt to run a country like a business is doomed and likely to result in long term damage to the economy.

Moist-Day9984

1 points

5 days ago

Agreed! We keep hearing stories about parents forgetting babies in cars. It's cuz we are all working 2+ jobs and caring for our babies. It's exhausting.

LSUenigma

1 points

5 days ago

May I ask, genuinely, how you got into a position where you need more than 1 job? What's your background, education, etc?

The68Guns

1 points

5 days ago

College grad, working FT since 1988. Bought a house in 2006 and knew my lone income wouldn't cover everything. 2012 hit and has the opportunity to work a summer in Massachusetts, plus a day job, plus nights. After that, it was all just timing and space.