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Participation rate is not politically motivated, but citing it can be. This was widely cited by the right during the Obama administration and now by the left du

Participation rate is not politically motivated, but citing it can be. This was widely cited by the right during the Obama administration and now by the left during the Trump administration.

datashow 7y ago
Is the left citing labor participation rate during the Trump administration? This is strange, because the labor participation rate is recovering since Trump elected.
- wavefunction 7y ago
  >the left I will indulge you, though I doubt my points will perhaps provide any clarity to your understanding of the situation. Trump has undertaken many efforts that will force the impoverished and disabled into the McJobs creation that Trump is so proud of during his tenure. The Trump administration has cut benefits programs that our society's most vulnerable rely upon, like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)[0][1] or Meals on Wheels[2] and reduced the number of people qualifying for disability benefits.[3] Trump's plans for 2020 and beyond look to go even farther[4] in targeting the elderly, the disabled and children. [0]https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/21/trump-food-stamps-cut-snap-benefits-more-hungry-americans/2710146001/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/21/trump-... [1]https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/12/04/trump-administration-tightens-work-requirements-snap-which-could-cut-hundreds-thousands-food-stamps/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/12/04/trump-adm... [2]https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2018/02/14/what-trumps-budget-would-mean-for-seniors/#34ce139f58cf https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2018/02/14/what-... [3]https://www.thenation.com/article/chained-cpi-poverty-score/ https://www.thenation.com/article/chained-cpi-poverty-score/ [4]https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/12/18260271/trump-medicaid-social-security-medicare-budget-cuts https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/12/18260271/t...

Participation rate is not politically motivated, but citing it can be. This was widely cited by the right during the Obama administration and now by the left during the Trump administration.

datashow 7y ago

Is the left citing labor participation rate during the Trump administration? This is strange, because the labor participation rate is recovering since Trump elected.

wavefunction 7y ago
>the left I will indulge you, though I doubt my points will perhaps provide any clarity to your understanding of the situation. Trump has undertaken many efforts that will force the impoverished and disabled into the McJobs creation that Trump is so proud of during his tenure. The Trump administration has cut benefits programs that our society's most vulnerable rely upon, like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)[0][1] or Meals on Wheels[2] and reduced the number of people qualifying for disability benefits.[3] Trump's plans for 2020 and beyond look to go even farther[4] in targeting the elderly, the disabled and children. [0]https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/21/trump-food-stamps-cut-snap-benefits-more-hungry-americans/2710146001/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/21/trump-... [1]https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/12/04/trump-administration-tightens-work-requirements-snap-which-could-cut-hundreds-thousands-food-stamps/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/12/04/trump-adm... [2]https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2018/02/14/what-trumps-budget-would-mean-for-seniors/#34ce139f58cf https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2018/02/14/what-... [3]https://www.thenation.com/article/chained-cpi-poverty-score/ https://www.thenation.com/article/chained-cpi-poverty-score/ [4]https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/12/18260271/trump-medicaid-social-security-medicare-budget-cuts https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/12/18260271/t...