There's nothing in today's jobs report to encourage republicans to delay stimulus

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Today's unemployment report shows hiring slowing and permanent job loss numbers flat. Congress can't look at the permanent job loss and 3ml lower drop in claims from July's 4.8% to 1.8% in June, and conclude stimulus isn't needed, as some are suggesting today. Don't forget, the economy contracted at a record rate last quarter (32.9%)

Still down over 12 million jobs since February, as well...

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[LizBeth]

1. Why wasn't Schumer wearing a mask?

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3. gotta love du, lol

...I had all these economic arguments swirling around in my head.

Good question, tho...

[LizBeth]

5. I am living off savings because I am old and cannot go back to work. I am very much interested in

this subject. But was so glaring and is one of the reasons I sit at home not working and living off savings. People NOT wearing a damn mask getting this under control.

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11. Schumer should definitely be wearing a damn mask.

...I have one on my entire shift, 5 nights a week.

Hope they get off their assets and get you some relief right away!

[LizBeth]

12. lol, thank you.

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6. Yes, he needs to be setting an example. No slacking off with the masks are a neccessity message.

He should keep one on him at all times and only take it off in public to maybe, maybe speak into a mic.

[LizBeth]

7. +1

[Andy823]

2. I agree with

what others here on DU are saying, this is all about doing the payroll tax cut thing. He knows he can't get that in a stimulus bill, so he is doing it with the executive order.

If he really wanted to do the right thing, he would take back the huge tax cut he gave the millionaires and billionaires, but we know that won't happen!

[magicarpet]

8. He, his family and crony friends made out like bandits on the large tax cut for the rich,...

... same applies to the "small" business loans that transition into grants for the stimulus payments he wanted to keep top secret.

All for me,.... none for you or you low class slobs.

[underpants]

4. Oh you silly bigtree

You are talking about reality. They haven’t seen that for years.

Rents are getting a lot of attention (should have been back in March/April) right now but what’s really looming are the holidays. Yeah hey are after the elections so there’s a lot of tunnel vision but if their isn’t money flowing in October we are going to see a serious storm. Oh and flu season too. There’s that.

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9. the election's the thing

...republicans are still without any bill at all to show Americans they care about us before we vote.

House Dems already passed their bill which republicans must reconcile their Senate bill with. They must know if they go into the election w/empty hands, voters will make them pay.

I know they went home for the weekend, but I think they'll get back on their horses and ride on Monday.

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10. 😆

Giddy up.

[ProfessorGAC]

13. You Said It!

That "lower than expected" number of new claims is 4.5 times what it was 8 months prior.
Not exactly good economic news.
They keep getting "lower than expected" numbers.
Could it be that they're willfully overestimating, so the numbers keep looking "better than expected" instead of what they are: dreadful.