hedge said:
Regardless most of these people can't afford to not be working, so how are they staying afloat ?
Tanya 93 said:
Savings from stimulus checks
Jobs like instacart, door dash, uber, uber eats
Living with parents or several roommates
Businesses can reduce the number of items offered claiming staffing shortages, supply chain problems, and reducing waste (**** YOU TACO BELL)
Don't find it worth the wage to wear a mask over a chicken nugget fryer.
Drug dealing.
Dan Scott said:
I'm sure a lot of people got involved in the stock market in the last year too and said F it. If you didn't make money in the last year from the stock market then you are dumb
DrEvazanPhD said:hedge said:
Regardless most of these people can't afford to not be working, so how are they staying afloat ?
Government bennies. Eviction moratoriums. Staying on parent's insurance until 26. It'll come crashing down, just a question of when
No Spin Ag said:DrEvazanPhD said:hedge said:
Regardless most of these people can't afford to not be working, so how are they staying afloat ?
Government bennies. Eviction moratoriums. Staying on parent's insurance until 26. It'll come crashing down, just a question of when
I thought the eviction moratorium ended in Texas a couple of months ago, and a few months earlier Abbott signed something that said no more additional unemployment checks? I mean if both of those things have been done with, for months now, how are those people surviving? Or were they mostly second income individuals, or they live at home with mom and dad, so they just choose to just exist instead of making a living?
DrEvazanPhD said:No Spin Ag said:DrEvazanPhD said:hedge said:
Regardless most of these people can't afford to not be working, so how are they staying afloat ?
Government bennies. Eviction moratoriums. Staying on parent's insurance until 26. It'll come crashing down, just a question of when
I thought the eviction moratorium ended in Texas a couple of months ago, and a few months earlier Abbott signed something that said no more additional unemployment checks? I mean if both of those things have been done with, for months now, how are those people surviving? Or were they mostly second income individuals, or they live at home with mom and dad, so they just choose to just exist instead of making a living?
How much extra would you have in savings if you didn't have to pay rent/mortgage?
Tanya 93 said:DrEvazanPhD said:No Spin Ag said:DrEvazanPhD said:hedge said:
Regardless most of these people can't afford to not be working, so how are they staying afloat ?
Government bennies. Eviction moratoriums. Staying on parent's insurance until 26. It'll come crashing down, just a question of when
I thought the eviction moratorium ended in Texas a couple of months ago, and a few months earlier Abbott signed something that said no more additional unemployment checks? I mean if both of those things have been done with, for months now, how are those people surviving? Or were they mostly second income individuals, or they live at home with mom and dad, so they just choose to just exist instead of making a living?
How much extra would you have in savings if you didn't have to pay rent/mortgage?
You think they saved that money?
DannyDuberstein said:
I would love to see our total credit card debt this year. I have a feeling it's blowing up from people whose unemployment/stimulus has run out but they dont want to go back. That's the next crisis
rocky the dog said:
ABATTBQ11 said:
People just need to admit it they these jobs suck and no one wants them. Stop blaming "gubmint bennies" that haven't existed for months and just get with the reality that this is a supply and demand issue. There are enough other jobs out there that people don't have to accept the first thing that comes along and they can pass on retail and service jobs.
ABATTBQ11 said:
People just need to admit it they these jobs suck and no one wants them. Stop blaming "gubmint bennies" that haven't existed for months and just get with the reality that this is a supply and demand issue. There are enough other jobs out there that people don't have to accept the first thing that comes along and they can pass on retail and service jobs.
Dan Scott said:
More high school kids need to start working
Printers. Specifically the ones used by the government to print monopoly money.hedge said:
Regardless most of these people can't afford to not be working, so how are they staying afloat ?
Tanya 93 said:
Savings from stimulus checks
Jobs like instacart, door dash, uber, uber eats
Living with parents or several roommates
Businesses can reduce the number of items offered claiming staffing shortages, supply chain problems, and reducing waste (**** YOU TACO BELL)
Don't find it worth the wage to wear a mask over a chicken nugget fryer.
Drug dealing.
That's just nuts. The middle class today lives in bigger houses, drives nicer cars, has access to better medical care, and has all kinds of toys (iphones, computers, big screen TVs, jetskis, ATVs, etc) than their parents. And the poor in this country drive Escalades and BMWs while picking up free food at pantries, using their Lone Star card at Kroger, and depending on schools to feed their kids during the day.CrackerJackAg said:Dan Scott said:
More high school kids need to start working
I'm not sure that "hire more kids" is the proper answer to anything... at all.
We need a stronger middle class. How do we get there without violating rights and property is the issue.
Free reign capitalism doesn't always work. The richest have been killing it and the middle class (90% of Texags) have not. You may be adjusted To our current economic condition but it is not up to par of previous generations.
If anyone thinks or society will prosper and continue to exist with the current (last 20+ years) trends then you are fooling yourself.
This is how you fuel the progressive party is by ignoring the widening gap. Most people on texags are still middle class but that middle class has started to get pretty damn tiny.
Even though they are keeping their heads above water temporarily, there is no "upward mobility" in stimulus and unemployment.ntxVol said:
Fast food i can understand, those jobs don't pay enough but you would still think HS kids would be working those.
For full service restaurants, the tips should be enough for many low skilled people to consider. I don't understand why there are shortages there.
Even still, there are a lot of entry level jobs out there with decent pay, benefits, and upward mobility that it's mind boggling to me how these places are having a hard time finding people.
I just don't get it, I would be miserable if I weren't working.
Now we know why that bed is unmade. No time!!unmade bed said:Dan Scott said:
I'm sure a lot of people got involved in the stock market in the last year too and said F it. If you didn't make money in the last year from the stock market then you are dumb
True. Lots of incels making money day trading GameStop, etc. lots of young ladies making money posting pictures of things In their buttholes. Our society is nearing peak awesomeness.
