Brace yourselves. The next Donald Trump could be much worse

[Mister D]

You can saw off the USA at the Hudson River and leave most of the population of that area content. New York is a red or purple state outside of NYC.

A west coast state is more difficult to structure because they are dominated by a few cities that do not represent the geography.
Northern and Western CA, 80% of geographic Oregon and 70% of geographic WA would most likely want nothing to do with being part of a New China.

That definitely true of NY but approximately 40% of CT and NJ voted for Trump.

[carolina73]

That definitely true of NY but approximately 40% of CT and NJ voted for Trump.

But they own the state when you look at the county maps. A republican in the NE is not really a Republican. Look at Collins, Charlie Baker... and the Republicans that hold office there. Eastern Long Island may be the only casualty.
NJ is on our side of the Hudson.

[DenverBrian]

You are living in that bubble of misinformation. You judge on personality, not on actions. We need a President that cares about the working class the democrats have abandoned. We have had one for the last 4 years.

Which is why working class wages have risen so dramaticall-- oh, wait.

[Chris]

Which is why working class wages have risen so dramaticall-- oh, wait.

???



https://www.factcheck.org/2019/06/ar...ising-or-flat/



https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2020/re...tober-2020.htm



https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2020...th-inequality/

[carolina73]

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https://www.factcheck.org/2019/06/ar...ising-or-flat/



https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2020/re...tober-2020.htm



https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2020...th-inequality/

We had to increase $2 an hour ($15 to $17) in 2019 to get employees. We were still pulling from the bottom f the barrel. Ex-cons, people that lasted 3 months because they could not show up every day...

We used to call 2% unemployment = full employment in the 1980s. In 2019, 4% unemployment was the new full employment. Government has destroyed the work ethic by taking away need. paying the extra $2 just got them in the door but the quality or employee was often not worth paying the minimum wage.
Now they get $16.50 to stay at home for 59 weeks with no job seeking requirement. Guess what they do.

[DenverBrian]

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https://www.factcheck.org/2019/06/ar...ising-or-flat/



https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2020/re...tober-2020.htm



https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2020...th-inequality/

Your middle graph is interesting. The other two: Dramatic swings? And only during Trump?

How much of wage increases among the lowest-paid is due not to Trump, but to large cities and states upping the minimum wage?

[Chris]

Your middle graph is interesting. The other two: Dramatic swings? And only during Trump?

How much of wage increases among the lowest-paid is due not to Trump, but to large cities and states upping the minimum wage?

Yes, the middle graph shows the effects of Covid19, not Trump.

Damatic is subjective.

[Hoosier8]

Which is why working class wages have risen so dramaticall-- oh, wait.

Bubble visible.