• crusa187@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    Right, these record unemployment and CPI numbers are derived by changing the calculations, it’s amazing how quickly that’s been forgotten. This is the true power of controlling the narrative of the American propaganda machine.

    For those “enjoying” this record employment, it still means busting ass working 2-3 low paying jobs just to barely make ends meet. Those same jobs won’t let you get above 32 hours either, so forget about benefits afforded to full time employees, such as marginally more affordable healthcare. And over 62% of Americans are literally living paycheck to paycheck, unable to afford an emergency $400 expense. Good thing they have backup financing available at payday lenders on every street corner I suppose…

    It’s really sad how brutal America is to its own citizens. And mind boggling how twisted Americans are to deny this is happening at all until they’re blue in the face. Open your eyes and your ears people, think for yourself, and question authority.

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      7 months ago

      Right, these record unemployment and CPI numbers are derived by changing the calculations…

      P-Hacking?

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        7 months ago

        P-hacking is adjusting your data, but the formulation of the P-value statistic doesn’t change.

        Here they just straight up changed the recipe.

    • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 months ago

      I knew there had to be something fishy considering the video game industry alone has laid off 30,000 people in the past 2 years - 20,000 last year and a further 10,000 in January and February alone of this year.