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2024-08-22 Home Front: Politix

Commerce Sec doesn't ‘believe' news of grim job revisions because Trump said it: ‘I'm not familiar with that'

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Posted by Frank G 2024-08-22 05:53|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top
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#1 US job market gets biggest markdown since 2009 with 818K fewer jobs than previously reported
They were trying to hold this past the election

Posted by Frank G 2024-08-22 06:00|| 2024-08-22 06:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Perhaps Trump could ask Kennedy to have a look at this and provide additional exposure ?

Posted by Besoeker 2024-08-22 06:04|| 2024-08-22 06:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Commerce Secretary's Humiliating Answer on Jobs Report Shows Just How Bad the Harris-Biden Team Is

Posted by Frank G 2024-08-22 06:10|| 2024-08-22 06:10|| Front Page Top

#4 It's your frickin Labor Dept, you dumb beech!

Posted by ed in texas 2024-08-22 08:45|| 2024-08-22 08:45|| Front Page Top

#5 "Raimondo moved on to tout optimism around Harris’ "pro-business" economic vision for the country. "
Pro-business??? Increase the corporate tax rate, tax on capital gains, price controls is "pro-business"? Does she even know what pro-business is?

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2024-08-22 11:57|| 2024-08-22 11:57|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ Tax on Unrealized Gains

Posted by Frank G 2024-08-22 11:59|| 2024-08-22 11:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Does she even know what pro-business is?

Kamala business.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-08-22 11:59|| 2024-08-22 11:59|| Front Page Top

#8 Yeah, the tax on unrealized gains is my personal favorite. My house increased by $150K since I bought it, so I have to pay tax on that, even if I don't sell. Of course, if the market crashes, and the value drops by that amount, I don't get my money back.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2024-08-22 12:03|| 2024-08-22 12:03|| Front Page Top

#9 Gowd Damn.
Say what you will about Buttgig, at least he knows what the crust of his pie is.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-08-22 12:21|| 2024-08-22 12:21|| Front Page Top

#10 @7^ Does she even know what pro-business is?
She be in the Gubment Business. And Business is good.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-08-22 15:16|| 2024-08-22 15:16|| Front Page Top

#11 ^She'll be very good for Chinese businesses.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-08-22 15:19|| 2024-08-22 15:19|| Front Page Top

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