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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmerica's economy just had its worst quarter on record
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/economy/us-economy-2020-second-quarter/index.htmlGDP drop and 1.4 million unemployment claims, but this excerpt is what I found fascinating:
Next week's July jobs report is expected to show another 2.3 million jobs added. That would bring the unemployment rate down to 10.3%
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America's economy just had its worst quarter on record (Original Post)
Proud liberal 80
Jul 2020
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captain queeg
(10,184 posts)1. Stocks are doing ok
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)2. Propped up entirely by the Fed
Otherwise itd be in free fall
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,329 posts)3. Now we know why Trump tweeted about delaying the election.
Chainfire
(17,536 posts)4. That is what "Making America Great Again" looks like.
If the President had a brain, and would have followed the advice of people who did, we would not be where we are today. Had Trump been working to destroy the health and economy he couldn't have done a better job. His buddy in Russia must be very proud of the greatest espionage coup in the history of the world.
crickets
(25,968 posts)5. K&R for visibility.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,955 posts)6. Heckuva job Trumpy
maxrandb
(15,324 posts)7. Wow! Donnie Dipshit finally did something "nobody could have ever imagined"