94,044,000 Americans Not in the Labor Force

[_I have a question]

Not being registered in the Labor Force does not mean they weren't earning an income...

[_ajax18]

Not being registered in the Labor Force does not mean they weren't earning an income...

Are you talking about people get paid under the table to avoid immigration and income tax laws?

Thus far there are 6.1 million fewer people on food stamps than when Trump took office.

[_ajax18]

If you scroll further down in the linked thread above you'll see Abraham Lincoln's passionate and well-reasoned argument against this theory. What's my point? These two quoted pieces from the linked thread above demonstrate the foundation upon which Ajax18's social and labor theory arises,

My ancestors were not even close to being part of the elite gentry. Neither was Stonewall Jackson. They lived very meagerly. The hills of WV were never suitable to plantations with lots of slaves. Through patience and perseverance they climbed the economic ladder through generations. My direct ancestor in my fathers line managed to work a physical job the rest of his life after losing most of his leg in the war. DocCam you have no idea who these people were, what their life was like, and the legacy they left for me.

My grandfather was actually a Democrat though I'm sure he would not be any longer if he were alive today.

[_canpakes]

Thus far there are 6.1 million fewer people on food stamps than when Trump took office.

You can look at that graphically, at the following link ...

http://www.trivisonno.com/wp-content/up ... onthly.jpg

The rate of decline has remained largely unchanged from many years prior to Trump’s election, through now.

Interestingly, there seems to be a bit of a plateau forming within the last several months. That points to Trump presiding over a poorer performance than his predecessor, if you’re using this as that sort of gauge.

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

If you scroll further down in the linked thread above you'll see Abraham Lincoln's passionate and well-reasoned argument against this theory. What's my point? These two quoted pieces from the linked thread above demonstrate the foundation upon which Ajax18's social and labor theory arises,

My ancestors were not even close to being part of the elite gentry. Neither was Stonewall Jackson. They lived very meagerly. The hills of WV were never suitable to plantations with lots of slaves. Through patience and perseverance they climbed the economic ladder through generations. My direct ancestor in my fathers line managed to work a physical job the rest of his life after losing most of his leg in the war. DocCam you have no idea who these people were, what their life was like, and the legacy they left for me.

My grandfather was actually a Democrat though I'm sure he would not be any longer if he were alive today.

You, of course, didn't read my posts in their entirety thus missing the point, of course, spectacularly. It’s kinda your thing to be ignorantly responding to posts you dimly skim until your thick skull and smooth brain latches onto a sentence or two thus causing a fart bubble to float up from ass to your fingertips.

- Doc

[_Icarus]

Thus far there are 6.1 million fewer people on food stamps than when Trump took office.

The number of SNAP recipients began to plummet in 2013.

[_Icarus]

My grandfather was actually a Democrat though I'm sure he would not be any longer if he were alive today.

Of course. The parties were very different back then. Democrats were very racist back in the 50's-60's. All of the currently southern Red States were traditionally strong Blue States. That is until the Southern Strategy managed to convince them that it was better for the White man to vote Republican.

[_ajax18]

Of course. The parties were very different back then. Democrats were very racist back in the 50's-60's. All of the currently southern Red States were traditionally strong Blue States. That is until the Southern Strategy managed to convince them that it was better for the White man to vote Republican.

If my grandfather were racist you'd have a hard time getting any evidence since he rarely if ever met or worked with anyone of another race. That was the demographic in WV and it has nothing to do with segregation.

I say this because he was a saver who was very frugal. I can't imagine he would have tolerated the size of the current social welfare state. He wouldn't have tolerated unwed motherhood being the norm and I doubt he would ever vote for a gay man who kisses his "husband," after a debate. I'd be interested to see how many of these southern Democrats would vote for an openly crazy Marxist like Bernie Sanders as well. Democrats are very different now than they were at one time and racial politics is not the entire source of the difference, not by a longshot.

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

And? If your grandfather grew up in the Hangzhou province during the 800’s he’d be a completely different person with a different set of values. What’s your point comparing a man of a different era with norms now? We humans change when our value sets change. My Lord.

- Doc

[_ajax18]

What’s your point comparing a man of a different era with norms now?

It just astonishes me that my grandfather was a registered Democrat. His views on personal responsibility and self reliance were the antithesis of the modern democratic party.