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December 6, 2024
How Shopping Malls Are Being Transformed Into Apartments In The U.S.
December 4, 2024
CNN obtains video of fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO
November 26, 2024
Idiocracy is reality
'I have some very bad news for you': Expert to Trump voters who want lower prices
Idiocracy is reality
November 25, 2024
Leslie Jones, Michael Kosta, & Desi Lydic Help You Survive Thanksgiving The Daily Show
November 20, 2024
Competition is good for consumers.
CEO of new social media company competing with X describes users' experiences
Competition is good for consumers.
November 12, 2024
Fox Host Mom DISOWNS HIM for supporting Trump
November 12, 2024
Absolutely stupid
4 ways Trump's mass deportation plans could hurt your finances
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/11/business/deportation-immigration-trump-cost-americans/index.html
Higher prices
Deporting millions of undocumented workers would mean that businesses will need to replace those laborers. With historically low unemployment, finding people willing to work for low pay could be difficult, and companies may need to advertise higher wages to attract workers to replace deported laborers.
Job growth will slow
If huge populations of migrants are deported or at the very least population growth slows as a result of tighter immigration policies there will be less consumption of goods, which could hurt the labor market.
Lower pay
Even as some people who fill the jobs left by deported laborers could get higher pay than the people they replace, in aggregate, deportations can lower paychecks for US-born workers.
Social safety nets will take a hit
If a large number of unauthorized workers are deported, it would cause funding problems for key federal programs. The American Immigration Council estimated in 2022 that unauthorized immigrants contributed $46.8 billion in federal taxes, with $22.6 billion going to Social Security and $5.7 billion going to Medicare.
Unauthorized immigrants also paid $29.3 billion in state and local taxes.
Higher prices
Deporting millions of undocumented workers would mean that businesses will need to replace those laborers. With historically low unemployment, finding people willing to work for low pay could be difficult, and companies may need to advertise higher wages to attract workers to replace deported laborers.
Job growth will slow
If huge populations of migrants are deported or at the very least population growth slows as a result of tighter immigration policies there will be less consumption of goods, which could hurt the labor market.
Lower pay
Even as some people who fill the jobs left by deported laborers could get higher pay than the people they replace, in aggregate, deportations can lower paychecks for US-born workers.
Social safety nets will take a hit
If a large number of unauthorized workers are deported, it would cause funding problems for key federal programs. The American Immigration Council estimated in 2022 that unauthorized immigrants contributed $46.8 billion in federal taxes, with $22.6 billion going to Social Security and $5.7 billion going to Medicare.
Unauthorized immigrants also paid $29.3 billion in state and local taxes.
Absolutely stupid
November 10, 2024
I posted this mainly because of that shit Nick Fuentes. What an asshole
YOUR BODY, MY CHOICE!': MAGA TAUNTS Women Over Trump Win
I posted this mainly because of that shit Nick Fuentes. What an asshole
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