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(82,849 posts) Thu Jul 9, 2020, 11:17 AM Jul 2020

16 consecutive weeks of more than 1 million new unemployment claims

Before this year, the United States had never seen a week of 1 million new unemployment claims. With today's announcement, the Trump administration has presided over 16 consecutive weeks of more than 1 million new unemployment claims. MAGA, baby!

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16 consecutive weeks of more than 1 million new unemployment claims (Original Post) gratuitous Jul 2020 OP
Pandemic or not, this is Trump's economy. world wide wally Jul 2020 #1
Let's hurry up and end that $600-a-week in Fed UI benefits, stopbush Jul 2020 #2

world wide wally

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1. Pandemic or not, this is Trump's economy.
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Thu Jul 9, 2020, 11:45 AM
Jul 2020

If it is due to the pandemic, it's because he didn't prepare for it or deal with it in a competent way.

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2. Let's hurry up and end that $600-a-week in Fed UI benefits,
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Thu Jul 9, 2020, 01:03 PM
Jul 2020

lest a million-plus more Americans become lazy freeloaders who won’t return to their jobs.

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