I hate the discourse around new jobs to make the economy seem better.
Unless it’s a full-time job with full benefits, a pension, and a living wage to support a family, it’s a temporary gig that people are coerced into, not a real job.
Very good passage and it’s relevant in the modern world again. Arguably even more so than it was during Marx’s time in some respects.
It’s truly incredible to see libs running around dismissing the relevance of Marxism in today’s society. Despite its perceived “outdatedness”, it continues to offer the most lucid explanation of what we see all around us. The ideas of class struggle, alienation, and economic determinism, are still applicable today because these are the invariants of a capitalist society. Marxism remains a crucial tool for understanding the dynamics of capitalism. Its relevance is undeniable as we continue to grapple with issues that are fundamentally rooted in economic structures and power relations.
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
Correction to estimate, that is
Have you found a news article about this that I can share?
ah yeah found the article the chart is from https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/801
It’s interesting to note that the household survey tracked the revised numbers more closely than the preliminary data (final graph in report). There has been a lot of handwringing about why people are unhappy with the economy while economic indicators look good, and perhaps this sheds some insight.
