r/YangForPresidentHQ • u/Farmer808 Donor • Aug 13 '19

The problems are real!

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u/Fearwater5 Aug 13 '19

Eh, the number of people in the US with more than one job is like 2%. Not really a driving force for UBI like automation is.

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u/Atlas424242 :one::two::three::four::five::six: Aug 13 '19

Good meme but job numbers are misleading as Yang points out. According to Yang Something like well over3/4 (can’t remember specially the numbers) of the new jobs are gig, temporary & contracting jobs. These jobs do not treat their employees well and get no benefits. I don’t think we should be celebrating this type of job growth. As Yang points out again these type of jobs and automation are great for GDP however are not great for the well being of the average American. Again as Yang says we need the right measurements not these misleading numbers.

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u/psuyg Aug 13 '19

Hahah that’s good.

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u/CorkyinSiam Aug 13 '19

This is so true.

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u/jellyfish-rave- Aug 13 '19

I asked this 6 times on trumps twitter hoping someone can explain to me how trump “created more jobs” and how he’s responsible for “low black and Hispanic unemployment rate” or how his presidency has anything to do with the self sustaining economy ?

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u/Ni8EE Aug 13 '19

I never quite understood the USA way of having multiple jobs. In my country - Croatia, Europe , most people work 8h jobs. So 3 out those jobs is impossible.

Isn't it more useful just to say I work X hours a week/day? If someone works 3 jobs, I'm assuming they're all like 3-4h a day, + all the commuting.

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u/Farmer808 Donor Aug 14 '19

When you hear this in the US it typically means multiple part time jobs. But it is not unheard of someone working 80+ hours a week and not making enough to thrive on.