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this has been debunked. some speculate that most of the difference in employment is in how the us counts uber drivers as being employed. considering that it is

this has been debunked. some speculate that most of the difference in employment is in how the us counts uber drivers as being employed. considering that it is the tech companies most involved in hiring h1b. it is not surprising that they are the main entities pushing this lie.

H8crilA 7y ago
Why don't you show those studies that prove how the world finance, including the FED, has it backwards so I can pull a 2008-style big short? If you're right it shouldn't be hard to pull off a 5x return on investment through well placed shorts. Also, the hot jobs market is not an American phenomenon. It's worldwide: The Economist | The great jobs boom https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/05/23/the-rich-world-is-enjoying-an-unprecedented-jobs-boom https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/05/23/the-rich-world-...
- whenanother 7y ago
  uber is global. bet there is a direct correlation with uber setting up shop and countries suddenly getting low unemployment.
  - H8crilA 7y ago
    Let's make that bet together! I'm willing to put 50k USD on this. Show me the numbers.
    - whenanother 7y ago
      https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-lyft-drivers-gig-economy-unemployment-numbers-2019-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-lyft-drivers-gig-econom... It's so obvious that this is a gig economy thing where survey data are being manipulated for the benefit of these tech companies. the issue is that these companies can't justify all the h1b requests if so many us citizens are out of work. to fix that it's clear they are fudging the definition of an employee. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-first-rate-cut-in-10-years-what-it-could-mean-for-your-finances/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-first-rate-cut-in-10-years... they've lowered the fed fun rate for the first time in over 10 years. the unemployment numbers are effectively a sham. you can't have recessionary pressures and "full employment".

H8crilA 7y ago

Why don't you show those studies that prove how the world finance, including the FED, has it backwards so I can pull a 2008-style big short? If you're right it shouldn't be hard to pull off a 5x return on investment through well placed shorts. Also, the hot jobs market is not an American phenomenon. It's worldwide: The Economist | The great jobs boom https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/05/23/the-rich-world-is-enjoying-an-unprecedented-jobs-boom https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/05/23/the-rich-world-...

whenanother 7y ago
uber is global. bet there is a direct correlation with uber setting up shop and countries suddenly getting low unemployment.
- H8crilA 7y ago
  Let's make that bet together! I'm willing to put 50k USD on this. Show me the numbers.
  - whenanother 7y ago
    https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-lyft-drivers-gig-economy-unemployment-numbers-2019-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-lyft-drivers-gig-econom... It's so obvious that this is a gig economy thing where survey data are being manipulated for the benefit of these tech companies. the issue is that these companies can't justify all the h1b requests if so many us citizens are out of work. to fix that it's clear they are fudging the definition of an employee. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-first-rate-cut-in-10-years-what-it-could-mean-for-your-finances/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-first-rate-cut-in-10-years... they've lowered the fed fun rate for the first time in over 10 years. the unemployment numbers are effectively a sham. you can't have recessionary pressures and "full employment".