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  1. nsacpi

    Economics Thread

    Haha
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    Economics Thread

    That would an example of high elasticity of demand.
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    Second ('Third') Trump Presidency Thread

    Some of our worse acts of terrorism and mass murder have come from people like Timothy McVeigh, Robert Gregory Bowers and Dylan Roof. It would be wrong to use that to tar all people who share their demographic profile or even those adjacent to their ideological or religious beliefs.
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    Second ('Third') Trump Presidency Thread

    No. I think anti-semitism and other forms of bigotry are to be deplored no what who is behind it and what their ideology or motivation might be. In a similar vein it is also a deplorable form of bigotry to use acts of bigotry to smear people who have nothing to do with the crime. Your mileage...
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    Second ('Third') Trump Presidency Thread

    what is this guy's ideology: Teen accused of torching Mississippi synagogue posted gruesome selfie of severe burns hours after attack - AOL The individual referenced in the AOL article (which mirrors reports from outlets like the New York Post) is Stephen Spencer Pittman, a 19-year-old from...
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    Global Events & Politics Überthread

    Deep State will do anything to make Trump look bad.
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    DOGE

    Steak on the eve of combat is a very old tradition.
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    119th Congress or Red Wave In Adult Land

    Insane. I do think at some level there is a political payoff to keeping prices high. Every homeowner has a vested interest in restricting supply.
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    Second ('Third') Trump Presidency Thread

    It is doing real damage to the economy and hurting Americans. One would think that would provide sufficient reason to pivot away.
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    DOGE

    The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a complaint that alleges a former U.S. DOGE Service employee claimed he had access to two highly sensitive agency databases and planned to share the information with his private employer — a claim that, if true, would...
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    TLHLIM

    Fortunately the kids are ahead of the adults. Pot smoking rates among kids in the 8th to 12th grade have declined significantly over the past 15 years and are near historic lows. They probably see their parents getting high and decide it's not cool. There is also this strange phenomenon of...
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    Global Events & Politics Überthread

    me too!!
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    TLHLIM

    Public education on this topic has been extraordinarily effective, saving many lives.
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    Some Red State/Blue State Indicia

    Most cities are significantly to the left of the burbs and rural areas that surround them.
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    Some Red State/Blue State Indicia

    Austin is a beautiful city. I enjoyed my visit a few years ago.
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    Some Red State/Blue State Indicia

    feel free to bump if you can find it i do know from my students that it is a lousy job market...but it is lousy in general...past experience suggests that this kind of economy is especially bad for new graduates, so I wouldn't be surprised to see their unemployment rate rising by more than the...
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    Some Red State/Blue State Indicia

    feel free to share in the past year the unemployment rate for those 25 and over have gone up for both HS and college grads. For HS grads it has gone up from 4.3% to 4.8%. For college grads it has gone up from 2.5 to 3.0%. To me it looks like a weak job market. For many people. To be...
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    Some Red State/Blue State Indicia

    Those are the numbers in February 2026. Will be happy to keep updating you on the numbers to see if thangs move in the direction you seem to be expecting.
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    Some Red State/Blue State Indicia

    Unemployment rates for workers 25 and over: No HS diploma: 5.6% HS diploma: 4.8% Some college: 3.5% College degree or higher: 3.0%
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