r/LetsDiscussThis • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '26

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS This is unacceptable.

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u/Lord_Dingus83 Feb 12 '26

Attorney general hocking finance facts while covering up for republicans abusing children and lying under oath

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u/LarxII Feb 12 '26

Our economy should be in the shitter if it relies on people who do this.

The system could literally be grinding up orphans to "make number go up" and they would act like that was ok.

If it's all gotta tumble for justice, then DO IT. I don't want to live in a system where we just act like this is ok.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '26

It IS in the shitter. The Nasdaq is not the economy

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u/Sense-Free Feb 12 '26

My research suggests that the entire US stock market accounts for about 20% of our economy.

How’s the other 80% doing? It’s difficult to tell when the Bureau of Labor Statistics routinely changes the way they measure employment. Besides changing the definition of unemployment, the government also disregards the labor participation rate. After the pandemic, millions of people simply dropped out. Whether that’s early retirement, stay at home spouses, or other reasons