GENEVA (AP) — Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of the global financial crisis in 2009, a U.N. report said Monday. The...
Most of the jobs that were lost are low paid, service work. A lot of that initial spike was temporary layoffs as well. People who matter to the media and politicians have not been affected very much. In 2008/2009, a lot of the jobs losses were managerial, so it got a lot more attention.
It is continuously shocking how reviewing past events of my life through the lense of class changes it. Yes you're absolutely right, as bad as the 2009 recession was I can't help but agree with you. It was different than other bubbles/crashes in the past not just in scale, but because PMCs were structurally hit.
The average Leftist has zero fucking understanding of class relationships in this country. The "99%" slogan is catchy, but it has been incredibly damaging to discourse.
Most of the jobs that were lost are low paid, service work. A lot of that initial spike was temporary layoffs as well. People who matter to the media and politicians have not been affected very much. In 2008/2009, a lot of the jobs losses were managerial, so it got a lot more attention.
It is continuously shocking how reviewing past events of my life through the lense of class changes it. Yes you're absolutely right, as bad as the 2009 recession was I can't help but agree with you. It was different than other bubbles/crashes in the past not just in scale, but because PMCs were structurally hit.
Who, whom?
The average Leftist has zero fucking understanding of class relationships in this country. The "99%" slogan is catchy, but it has been incredibly damaging to discourse.
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