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In reply to the discussion: Trump, GOP Soften On Opposition To $600 Jobless Benefit [View all]progree
(10,901 posts)21. I just prefer that here we not mislead our fellow progressives. And the truth is bad enough
for Trump (nearly a tenth of the economy wiped out in just one quarter), so why damage our credibility?
Plus, like most progressives, I strive to understand the economy. I don't want or expect to read an incorrect version of economic matters on a progressive website, even less so a deliberately incorrect one.
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The 600 while nice is unsustainable to be honest plus it's likely to anger and alienate a number of
cstanleytech
Aug 2020
#4
There's a slight bending of the curve: daily new cases, 7 day moving average: down 11.8%
progree
Aug 2020
#38
"Opening up any more will reverse that small downward trend immediately" - For sure /nt
progree
Aug 2020
#40
The economy did not contract 33% last quarter. It contracted at a 33% annual rate
progree
Aug 2020
#12
I just prefer that here we not mislead our fellow progressives. And the truth is bad enough
progree
Aug 2020
#21
Here's a piece with clips from CNN and FOX confirming 32% drop in the second quarter
bucolic_frolic
Aug 2020
#24
A 4 second video clip from Fox and CNN doesn't confirm diddly squat. They are not the producers
progree
Aug 2020
#27
spot polling is probably an impact. The public will squarely hold GOP and trump accountable
beachbumbob
Aug 2020
#8