Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
Friday 5 April 2019
Trump’s Economy: Job Layoffs Surge To Highest Level In A Decade
We keep hearing all this great news about job creation and see those monthly reports of a few hundred thousand jobs being created, but what we don’t hear about is the other side of that coin – Layoffs in this country have hit a ten-year high, meaning more people are losing their jobs today than at the height of the recession. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains what’s happening and why the administration keeps trying to paint a picture that isn’t based in reality.
