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Business, Economics, and Taxes: Capitalism. Yay? >=(

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https://twitter.com/therecount/statu...98822432231425

Turns out, the Bureau of Labor Statistics underestimated job growth from June to September by 626,000 jobs — the largest underestimation ever.
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It should be noted the boss of BLS worked at The Heritage Foundation and was a Trump appointee. I am sure it is just a coincidence though this screw up happened right before the elections...​
 
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Well I guess what sic and others are always hinting at is true- you can’t trust the government because they’re lying.

cdc isn’t the only place the republkkkans have ruined.
 
Holy shit. The BLS under the same dipsh--t underestimated job losses in April 2020 by 922,000. So, when TFG is in, they underestimate losses. When Biden is POTUS, they underestimate gains. Cool.
 
Times are a-changin'...

This week I learned that I'm the recipient of a 17% raise, effective immediately. Kind of tells me that the people running the show in the logistics world are seeing the writing on the wall regarding people wanting to actually feel their worth on the job... Hopefully this movement can continue =)
 
aparch said:
It's a huge win for right-to-repair, but I still have some reservations on their ulterior motive....
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well of course there's an ulterior motive, profit. BUt i'm not entirely sure it's a bad thing. I think everyone gets what they want here, right?

COnsumers don't have to shell out for a refurb or expensive repairs by sending the phone back to apple or leaving it with an apple shop. Apple, in exchange, gets to charge you money for the kits at a (probably) inflated price relative to what the repair shops get and take in the profits. Essentially they're trading discounted wholesale part prices to repair shops for consumer pricing to us idiots. And I'm not even sure that's going to hurt the repair shops in the long run. It means more of them can start up and offer services.

Worst case for apple, more people brick their phones and have to buy new ones. That said, I think it's a massive step in the right direction. I'm not going to spend a gazillion dollars on a new phone because a part broke on mine. I will, however, look at repairing things and depending on the complexity and risk, do it myself.
 
RaceBoarder said:
Times are a-changin'...

This week I learned that I'm the recipient of a 17% raise, effective immediately. Kind of tells me that the people running the show in the logistics world are seeing the writing on the wall regarding people wanting to actually feel their worth on the job... Hopefully this movement can continue =)
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Congratulations. I think that's great.

For people willing to work, right now and for the foreseeable future, it's a great time. Jobs are plentiful and employers are going to be willing to pay for good people.

I don't want to pee in your cheerios regarding your employer's motive, but I would guess this is less about them wanting you to feel your worth and more about them recognizing that they have a good employee, and one that they don't want to, or can't afford to lose right now.

Either way, what do you care. The cash is going in your pocket.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
well of course there's an ulterior motive, profit. BUt i'm not entirely sure it's a bad thing. I think everyone gets what they want here, right?

COnsumers don't have to shell out for a refurb or expensive repairs by sending the phone back to apple or leaving it with an apple shop. Apple, in exchange, gets to charge you money for the kits at a (probably) inflated price relative to what the repair shops get and take in the profits. Essentially they're trading discounted wholesale part prices to repair shops for consumer pricing to us idiots. And I'm not even sure that's going to hurt the repair shops in the long run. It means more of them can start up and offer services.

Worst case for apple, more people brick their phones and have to buy new ones. That said, I think it's a massive step in the right direction. I'm not going to spend a gazillion dollars on a new phone because a part broke on mine. I will, however, look at repairing things and depending on the complexity and risk, do it myself.
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Or you could just buy a phone from a company that doesn't anally probe you without lube ;^)
 
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