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Cyber Dragon (Banned) 20 Jul @ 12:30pm
Millions worry about mass layoffs in the U.S.
Trump's tariffs are having a negative effect on small businesses. Also, A.I. is coming to replace entry-level white collar jobs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WB6IPo-T1w
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Leave the US.

It is sinking.
If you're worried about layoffs maybe you aren't jobbing right.

Also consider finding this movie that covers(through comedy) the entire issue but from a different angle:
"Downsizing"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCrBICYM0yM
Last edited by DarkCrystalMethod; 20 Jul @ 12:40pm
Cyber Dragon (Banned) 20 Jul @ 12:41pm 
Originally posted by DarkCrystalMethod:
If you're worried about layoffs maybe you aren't jobbing right.

Also consider finding this movie that covers(through comedy) the entire issue but from a different angle:
"Downsizing"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCrBICYM0yM
Tariffs caused The Great Depression. You haven't learned from history.
You're still shouting doom and gloom every chance you get.
You haven't learned to stop spreading misery whenever possible.
Cyber Dragon (Banned) 20 Jul @ 12:46pm 
Originally posted by DarkCrystalMethod:
You're still shouting doom and gloom every chance you get.
You haven't learned to stop spreading misery whenever possible.
Trump already scammed the American people out of the Epstein files. He also said he would end the Ukraine war. He's a con artist.
Originally posted by Cyber Dragon:
Originally posted by DarkCrystalMethod:
You're still shouting doom and gloom every chance you get.
You haven't learned to stop spreading misery whenever possible.
Trump already scammed the American people out of the Epstein files. He also said he would end the Ukraine war. He's a con artist.
Still sounds like a you problem. He's ordered them to release all the transcripts from the grand jury trial. Also your argument is off topic, we're talking jobs here.
Cyber Dragon (Banned) 20 Jul @ 12:49pm 
Originally posted by DarkCrystalMethod:
Originally posted by Cyber Dragon:
Trump already scammed the American people out of the Epstein files. He also said he would end the Ukraine war. He's a con artist.
Still sounds like a you problem. He's ordered them to release all the transcripts from the grand jury trial. Also your argument is off topic, we're talking jobs here.
Yeah, and he's conning people into thinking the tariffs will make the economy better. Tariffs are just an extra tax people are paying. Economists are saying tariffs aren't going to have the effects Trump wants.
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Tonepoet 20 Jul @ 1:00pm 
First, worrying about upcoming layoffs per the video title indicates it hasn't happened yet.

Second, let us not kid ourselves. If the major corporations could have gotten away with hiring one person to do the work of two people, they would have done it already, tariffs or not. In fact, if one person can manage to replace two, that suggests the two did not have a good work ethic in the first place and needed to be fired as such.

Will they try? Maybe, but it is an endeavor that is doomed to failure. Plus, from my perspective, what I am seeing is that unemployment rates are relatively steady and possibly starting on a downward trend[www.bls.gov].

I'm still waiting on the price hikes that had everybody so worried by the way. The current round that went into effect hasn't budged general end customer pricing much if any[www.newsnationnow.com]. I guess we'll have to see what's happening after the August tariffs go into effect.

Originally posted by Cyber Dragon:
Tariffs caused The Great Depression. You haven't learned from history.

No. The great depression was already underway when Smoot Hawley went into effect. Smoot Hawley exacerbated the problem, but it didn't go into effect until 1930 and it was a stock market crash in 1929 that kicked off the great depression. Bank runs also didn't help, but we have F.D.I.C. now, so people with less than $250,000 in their bank accounts aren't motivated to withdraw on a moment's notice.
Last edited by Tonepoet; 20 Jul @ 1:05pm
Originally posted by DarkCrystalMethod:
If you're worried about layoffs maybe you aren't jobbing right.

"Let them eat cake."
Cyber Dragon (Banned) 20 Jul @ 1:05pm 
Originally posted by Tonepoet:
First, worrying about upcoming layoffs per the video title indicates it hasn't happened yet.

Second, let us not kid ourselves. If the major corporations could have gotten away with hiring one person to do the work of two people, they would have done it already, tariffs or not. In fact, if one person can manage to replace two, that suggests the two did not have a good work ethic in the first place and needed to be fired as such.

Will they try? Maybe, but it is an endeavor that is doomed to failure. Plus, from my perspective, what I am seeing is that unemployment rates are relatively steady and possibly starting on a downward trend[www.bls.gov].

I'm still waiting on the price hikes that had everybody so worried by the way. The current round that went into effect hasn't budged general end customer pricing much if any[www.newsnationnow.com]. I guess we'll have to see what's happening after the August tariffs go into effect.

Originally posted by Cyber Dragon:
Tariffs caused The Great Depression. You haven't learned from history.

No. The great depression was already underway when Smoot Hawley went into effect. Smoot Hawley exacerbated the problem, but it was a stock market crash in 1929 that kicked off the great depression.
Even if tariffs didn't cause the depression, they "exacerbated the economic downturn".
Originally posted by Cyber Dragon:
Trump's tariffs are having a negative effect on small businesses. Also, A.I. is coming to replace entry-level white collar jobs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WB6IPo-T1w
layoffs are neccesery to increase profit margins and share holders returns
Cyber Dragon (Banned) 20 Jul @ 1:15pm 
Originally posted by lailaamell:
Originally posted by Cyber Dragon:
Trump's tariffs are having a negative effect on small businesses. Also, A.I. is coming to replace entry-level white collar jobs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WB6IPo-T1w
layoffs are neccesery to increase profit margins and share holders returns
Tariffs work great for the large corporations. They're not so great for the small businesses Trump supporters like. They voted against their interests.
Last edited by Cyber Dragon; 20 Jul @ 1:16pm
with ICE kicking out millions of unwelcome residents in the U.S., this will all balance out.
Oh no. Anyway.
Originally posted by Small Goose:
with ICE kicking out millions of unwelcome residents in the U.S., this will all balance out.
ppl just need to accept the wage they are given and stop asking for more and learn company loyalty
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