(July 18, 2024 at 2:40 pm)Sheldon Wrote:

(July 18, 2024 at 12:22 pm)Lek Wrote: You forgot to mention the one overwhelming factor that has set Americans back while employed and that's super high inflation. Even working people are struggling as their income covers less and less. The inflation reduction act has me scratching my head as to how we were going to reduce inflation through more federal spending.  This is a large part of economic health.

That is addressed in the article I quoted, I can't post any links yet. 

It also doesn't actually provide any evidence to support your claim here:

Quote:"Minorities did way better under Trump than under Biden. Check out the employment figures from those years."

The figures I sourced and quoted do not support that claim.

The rate under was historically lowest at the time. It reached a lower point under Biden in March 2023 and rose again. Figuring in inflation, we were worse off.

I'm reminded of baseball stats. If you cherry-pick how you calculate things and what assumptions you employ, you can come to any desired conclusion you want.

(July 18, 2024 at 4:05 pm)Lek Wrote:

(July 18, 2024 at 2:40 pm)Sheldon Wrote: That is addressed in the article I quoted, I can't post any links yet. 

It also doesn't actually provide any evidence to support your claim here:


The figures I sourced and quoted do not support that claim.

The rate under was historically lowest at the time. It reached a lower point under Biden in March 2023 and rose again. Figuring in inflation, we were worse off.

Did you bitch like this when the Trump administration spent $2 trillion to combat inflation and stimulate the economy?

Boru

Immediately before the pandemic the black unemployment rate was 6.1%. As of now it is 6.3%. in the first quarter of 2024. Blacks earned an average of $303 per week compared to $293 a week in the first quarter of 2024. Throw in the effect of out of control inflation and it's no wonder so many are going to Trump. Black support for trump is now around 17% and Latino support is around 50%.

(July 18, 2024 at 4:27 pm)Lek Wrote: Immediately before the pandemic the black unemployment rate was 6.1%. As of now it is 6.3%. in the first quarter of 2020. Blacks earned an average of $303 per week compared to $293 a week in the first quarter of 2024. Throw in the effect of out of control inflation and it's no wonder so many are going to Trump.

Fact check: Biden, not Trump, has the record lows for Black unemployment and poverty

The record low for the Black or African American unemployment rate, 4.8%, was set under Biden in April 2023. That beat the Trump-era low that was a record at the time, 5.3% in August 2019 and September 2019. (A cautionary note: This official data series goes back only to 1972.)

The most recent Black or African American unemployment rate, for May 2024, is 6.1%. Though that is a clear uptick from the 2023 record, it is low by historical standards. And it is the same as the rate under Trump in February 2020, just before the Covid-19 pandemic caused unemployment to skyrocket

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/16/polit...index.html

Why are so many blacks and Hispanics shifting to Trump? I guess no one told them what Biden said to them "if you don't vote for me, you ain't black".

(July 18, 2024 at 12:22 pm)Lek Wrote: You forgot to mention the one overwhelming factor that has set Americans back while employed and that's super high inflation. Even working people are struggling as their income covers less and less. The inflation reduction act has me scratching my head as to how we were going to reduce inflation through more federal spending.  This is a large part of economic health.

Bet if you look closely enough at the inflation complainer you’ll find they have thousands of dollars worth of tattoos and piercings/rings hanging off their bodies, own homes they can’t afford, have vehicles they can’t afford and have 3 or more kids they can afford along with the two to three dogs they need to feed.  I witness it most every day. 

I retired this year at 59 without having a college degree and for 30 years I lived within my means. I never bought a new car. Owned two homes.

I’ve made 100k in the last 6 months. No tatts or nose rings.

(July 18, 2024 at 4:37 pm)Lek Wrote: Why are so many blacks and Hispanics shifting to Trump?  I guess no one told them  what Biden said to them "if you don't vote for me, you ain't black".

If that is true, and taking this from a fucken sinners it could be because they are fucken christian.

THEY BELONG TOTHE SAME GANG AND WORSHIP THE SAME GANG LEADER!

Never trump xians may hate trump but they will be happy for what trump does for the christian nation agenda.

The fucken RNC is just a mega church

Yeah I agree, people living above their means definitely needs to stop.

(July 18, 2024 at 4:37 pm)Lek Wrote: Why are so many blacks and Hispanics shifting to Trump? I guess no one told them what Biden said to them "if you don't vote for me, you ain't black".

Bc they're not

Quote:Black voters remain largely aligned with the Democratic Party (83% identify with or lean to the Democrats), and 77% of Black registered voters say they would prefer to vote for Biden over Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

At the same time, Black voters are very critical of Trump. Most say he was a poor or terrible president (72%). And many Black adults think he broke the law in his alleged efforts to change the outcome of the 2020 election (65%).

Despite their support for Biden and criticism of Trump, about half of Black voters (49%) say they would replace both Biden and Trump with different candidates if they had the ability to decide. This is similar to the share of all voters who say this.

Currently, 83% of Black registered voters identify as or lean Democratic, while 12% are Republican or lean Republican. This share is slightly smaller than the 88% who associated with the Democratic Party in 2020. Still, the vast majority of Black voters have consistently identified with or leaned toward the Democratic Party over the last 30 years.

https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...tion-2024/