It's the economy dummy. (9)

Ah yea, same old ploy. Bradon is counting on all he has done to make the country boom to get him another 4 years in his basement. But, saw the report this noon. Unemployment is down. 87K new jobs. Well..not the 200K they hoped for but.. Then look at where those jobs are. Tourist, service, etc jobs. Retail too. Ignore the jobs lost in the other sectors like manufacturing and upper management that fell.
Now, I wonder, what happens to those jobs once September hits. Oh, don't need that lifeguard at the pool anymore? Don't need that extra staff at the resorts, hotels and restaurants? See ya, been nice to know you. Unemployment? Sorry, we kept you under 30 hours a week.
Retail...Hello Christmas, good bye New Years.
I live near a tourist trap town. One million go through in summer..regular population, a couple thousand. The owners are desperately trying to make stuff for year round. Even tho, most of the stores close for winter that are not the all inclusive resorts with water parks up the wahzoo! I guess their attitude is give us your money and go soak your head.
Much of the help is J1s which are kids from foreign countries brought in for 3 months since no teens in the US feel the need to work.
It will be interesting how winter pans out. Less jobs, higher prices, heating costs, sticking at home.

Lot of kids here got summer jobs, they buying there stuff for school, so it kind of helps the parents out, prices are really getting out of hand

This 87 year old woman had to fight off a minor
he broke in her house, after she fought him back
he told her he was hungry so she fed him and call the police, the police saw him walking down the street and got him

Sad part of now is the attitudes of homeless. When I was young, there were hobbos. They did steal, but, more begged. And many of them knocked on doors and asked if there was some work they could do for food or maybe a buck or two.
Today they hang on street corners begging and then at quitting time, walk to their Mercedes and drive home.
If one did knock on a door, people are scared to answer since they are more likely to rob them then work.
Around here, it is unusual to find any young person who is willing to work. If they do, they demand 25 an hour or wont. No kids to hire to do yardwork or snow shoveling. No young men working for a trade.
Sad when one notices a hard working ambitious young person. They used to be plentiful.

Absolutely

Begging is illegal in Northern Ireland. The police round them up and send them to shelters.I’ve seen Romanian beggars begging on the streets as a team then cashing up at the end of the day. They made plenty of money. They did this every day and had small children in prams to get more money. People were saying they gave the child sleepy meds to keep them quiet while they hit up people for money. After brexit these people got sent home to Romania.

Correction as to hires, its 187K not 87. If you drive in cities, you see a guy by an intersection by shopping centers with a sign. Sometimes they ask for work, often just a handout. I guess cities have more pan handlers on the streets. That is what stinks with all the illegals. We have our own homeless..even Vets..and they depend on a shelter. Meanwhile these illegals get a phone, put up in nice hotels, get medical care and free food and clothes. I thought charity starts at home. Guess not.

Remember a story about a lady asking for money downtown around Dinner time as said she needed food. I mentioned Loaves and Fishes a few blocks away and she replied it was too far to walk. Well! If you are hungry you will walk.

Younger people are demanding better wages, but that does not mean the grocery prices have to double or triple because large corporations want to continue making more and more billions.

Noticed how there has been an increase in Lawn Care workers. With 7 strips of grass and asking $50-$75 it is very much worthwhile to a grown men. Young boys are few and far in between to mow or shovel snow as the parents will have to supervise. Definitely know lots of younger kids who are wanting to get ahead and are hard workers as going to College or a Trade School. Can't afford to buy a house or a car ever if that ambition isn't there