XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   From: NoBody@nowhere.com   
      
   On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:47:06 -0000 (UTC), bks@panix.com (Bradley K.   
   Sherman) wrote:   
      
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | Layoff announcements top 1.1 million this year, the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | most since 2020 pandemic   
   >   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | Economic Confidence Slips; Holiday Spending Plans   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | Plummet   
   >   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | America's affordability crunch is real -- and worse   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | under Trump   
   >   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> | As affordability concerns mount, Hill Republicans are   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> | struggling to act   
   >   
   >>>>>>>>>>> | Half of those surveyed said they find it difficult to pay   
   >>>>>>>>>>> | for food. And a majority, 55 percent, blame the Trump   
   >>>>>>>>>>> | administration for the high prices -- even as the White   
   >>>>>>>>>>> | House emphasizes its focus on affordability and the economy   
   >>>>>>>>>>> | ahead of the midterm.   
   >   
   > |   
   > | The unemployment rate rose in November, a warning sign for   
   > | the health of a labor market that has been strained by   
   > | federal layoffs and rising costs.   
   > |   
   > | The jobless rate last month rose to 4.6 percent up from 4.4   
   > | percent in September, the last month for which officials   
   > | had a full picture of the labor force before the weekslong   
   > | government shutdown. It is the highest unemployment rate   
   > | since September 2021, when the economy was emerging from   
   > | the pandemic, and an increase from 4.0 percent in January.   
   > | ...   
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   >    --bks   
      
   Stolen paywalled crap noted.   
      
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