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OftenBen  ·  2596 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Trump celebrates as US adds 235,000 jobs in administration's first full month

I don't think the word 'job' means anything. It doesn't tell you if the person is able to provide for the basic needs of their family. Being employed full time, more than full time is not a predictor of being able to provide for basic needs, let alone healthy consumer behavior.

We have tons of people 'employed' by Uber, Lyft, etc, but that's not sustainable. It doesn't enable people to save for retirement.





oyster  ·  2596 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yup, the Harper government loved to talk about how many jobs they created when in reality they were all part time jobs and people were struggling to find full time work.