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Layoffs SURGE To Highest Since Covid

2025-12-08 News & Politics
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Surging Layoffs, Political Spin, and the Looming AI Disruption

Understand why economic pessimism is gripping Americans, even as politicians downplay inflation, and explore the massive structural shocks coming from corporate consolidation and AI.

Short Summary

  • Layoffs are accelerating, with non-COVID year filings being the highest since 2009, signaling deep economic strain.
  • Administration figures are perceived as dismissing consumer pain regarding inflation and affordability, leading to low approval ratings.
  • The Republican party currently lacks a unified healthcare plan while facing imminent expiration of crucial ACA subsidies.
  • The convergence of trade tariffs, corporate consolidation, and the AI revolution threatens to destroy the existing social contract. This discussion analyzes the political fallout from perceived economic denial and the structural economic changes threatening millions of jobs across the country.

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Top Comments (10)

@DanA-nl5uo 2025-12-08

So after admitting to a conflict of intrests Scott sold out of the soybean investment before the full crash comes in... brilliant. Nothing to see here.

360 16 replies
@boo2457 2025-12-08

You know where the economy is so good that the country runs a budget surplus every year and has free healthcare and college for its citizens? Israel. Wanna guess which country we give billions and billions to every year?

314 30 replies
@MarkWilson67 2025-12-08

"The American people don't know how good they have it."😂😂😂

293 19 replies
@sirwill619 2025-12-08

The job market is really weak right now. I'd hate to be unemployed and seeking work

272 45 replies
@rdkrussel 2025-12-08

Funny when trump took office in 2017 he started taking credit for the economy almost immediately. This time he is blaming everything on previous administration a year in

263 19 replies
@oldtownscouts3712 2025-12-08

They're calling it the only intentionally self induced great depression in world history. Congrats

188 22 replies
@cicigamiz 2025-12-08

They want me to believe that guy is a farmer? He looked nervous that the anchor was looking at paperwork.

125 12 replies
@Gurt515 2025-12-08

They just laid off 20 more people at my job today. That makes 43 this year, and we only had 95 at the start of the year. Fucking sucks, man.

120 21 replies
@dankhank11 2025-12-08

Bessent led the $20 billion bailout of Argentina, which is one of the biggest soybean farmers in the world. He bailed out a country directly competing with American farmers, and then turned around two weeks later and said he supports American farmers. You can't make this crap up.

106 8 replies
@kuro_LSA 2025-12-09

so Paramount laid off 2000 people but has the capital to purchase Warner Bros. for 100+ billion? Peak 2025.

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