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Takket

(21,587 posts) Fri Dec 3, 2021, 09:05 PM Dec 2021

Amid fantastic economic news, media proclaims "job growth slower than expected"

This was on NBC nightly news.

What they don't tell you is job growth slowed because of how much more quickly than anticipated the jobless rate dropped under Biden.

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Amid fantastic economic news, media proclaims "job growth slower than expected" (Original Post) Takket Dec 2021 OP

The beltway press know that Biden is a nice guy.they're doing everything they can to take him down Walleye Dec 2021 #1

Context is key. 👍 crickets Dec 2021 #2

Rt TY Fucking Media.. I qui Cha Dec 2021 #3

That was the market's reaction iemanja Dec 2021 #4

Walleye

(31,030 posts)

1. The beltway press know that Biden is a nice guy.they're doing everything they can to take him down

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Fri Dec 3, 2021, 09:09 PM

Dec 2021

I guess it’s much easier to criticize a guy Who is sincere, ethical and working hard.He is trying to accomplish things and that offends them. They want the reality TV star

crickets

(25,981 posts)

2. Context is key. 👍

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Fri Dec 3, 2021, 10:42 PM

Dec 2021

Cha

(297,378 posts)

3. Rt TY Fucking Media.. I qui

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Fri Dec 3, 2021, 10:45 PM

Dec 2021

them in November 2002.

iemanja

(53,035 posts)

4. That was the market's reaction

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Sat Dec 4, 2021, 12:11 AM

Dec 2021

They were expecting a higher number, and the market went down when it was lower than expected. That doesn't mean it is bad by any means. The high expectations are a result of Biden's success in job growth.

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