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This is not the 1920’s, and labor rules (and many different regulations) designed for the 1920’s no longer match reality. Unemployment is near historic lows. A

• WalterSear 8y ago
  > Any employee dissatisfied can find a new job. That's a presidentially arrogant statement to make, particularly in the middle of a discussion regarding the gig economy. > The public typically perceives a low unemployment rate as reassuring because it suggests that everyone who wants a job has one. But the broader set of jobs data suggests that’s not the case. ”As usual, the consequences of truly no growth in the labor market leaves particularly politicians to emphasize nothing other than the unemployment rate,” Snider says. https://qz.com/1297561/the-dazzling-us-unemployment-rate-is-blinding-americans-to-a-much-darker-reality/ https://qz.com/1297561/the-dazzling-us-unemployment-rate-is-...
  • seibelj 8y ago
    The unemployment at historic lows, the stock market booming, and all signs point to a vibrant labor market? Better find an article that claims the unemployment rate doesn't matter and the economy is actually bad, because mainstream statistics disagree! I think you should stop believing conspiracy theories.