And prices keep going up

[RestlessSoul]

If millions of people can’t afford the basics, that means your economy no longer serves the people, and your government has failed to protect your interests. But as I understand it, most Americans believe in free markets and don’t trust big government, so you get what you pays for…

 

[Altfish]

Yep and the politicians keep on lying that inflation is now great and prices are falling.

My grocery store states the opposite of what the lying politicians are saying with absolutely no end in sight. I honestly don't know how people with families who , even as middle class , can even afford things anymore.

Prices are not falling and they are still going higher , and I'm sick and tired of people still blaming the supply shortage on it when it's obvious years down the road that it's just an excuse now.

Is it not being said that 'inflation is falling'? But that still means that prices are going up, albeit at a somewhat slower rate.

 

[SkepticThinker]

Oh, I've explained my position and answered questions, just not yours to your satisfaction, and I guess that makes you mad. It doesn't bother me though.

You haven't though. I showed you your words that I was responding to. I asked you to clarify and explain what you mean. Then you said you didn't say what you did. And you just decided not to respond. And said you don't care.

This is exactly how my last conversation went with you. And the one before that.

 

[Magic Man]

Is it not being said that 'inflation is falling'? But that still means that prices are going up, albeit at a somewhat slower rate.

Yes, that is exactly what is actually being said. Some people like to twist things to fit their narrative, though.

 

[SkepticThinker]

Being fit is now a skill?

It can be. Perhaps the guy works out at the gym.

It's a skill that I don't possess. I can hardly lift anything heavy.

Next it will be a privilege.

Did everyone who temporarily lost their sense of smell because of covid aquire a new skill but just didn't realize it?

Not sure what you're asking. But I sense facetiousness.

 

[We Never Know]

Yep me too. Like freaking cat food of all things.

A recent example. Hotdogs were always packs of ten. Some still are however...
BarS hotdogs used to be ten(a pound) for like $.98
Last month I bought some for a little BBQ. They are down to eight(12 ouces) and cost arpund $1.25.

 

[SkepticThinker]

IMO too many are comparing/confusing unskilled jobs to unimportant jobs. There are skilled and unskilled jobs. Both are needed and important.

Do you have more examples of "unskilled jobs?" Sounds like an oxymoron to me.

 

[We Never Know]

Do you have more examples of "unskilled jobs?" Sounds like an oxymoron to me.

You asked for examples. I gave you two. I see no need to go any further.
Try ChatGPT and google.

 

[The Hammer]

You know what I mean.

I do now. Sadly.

And aren't you a ****ing ray of sunshine. Smh

There is more to ANY job then that, including customer service, clerk, McDonald's worker or whatever else you are so entitled, you think you can call them unskilled.

 

[The Hammer]

I think that terms like "unskilled" are labels used by people who struggle to find excuses to not pay people very much

This is exactly it.

There is no such thing as an unskilled job. Just employers that don't want to pay people for the work they do.

 

[Koldo]

Look, I am 62 years old. I don't want to try new things, and I don't want to try to be more thrifty. I just want inflation to slow down.

That sounds sooo Karen.

 

[We Never Know]

I think that terms like "unskilled" are labels used by people who struggle to find excuses to not pay people very much.

From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics..

"Level 1 work is characterized as unskilled labor requiring no previous experience or consisting of routine tasks for which little training is required. Level 2 and 3 work require knowledge of basic operations which typically require some training or experience."

Has the required skill level of part-time jobs changed over time?

Multiple studies exist that trace the increase in part-time employment in the United States. Some studies attempt to measure the pay gap between full-time and part-time workers, but little research exists that addresses the type of work performed by part-time workers and how the skills required...

www.bls.gov

 

[The Hammer]

As you well know, there are jobs that require no prior training or education such as stocking shelves, working a cash register, and bussing tables.

Having stocked shelves, worked a cash register, worked laying concrete, been a coffee barista, and managed a grocery store.

All of which is considered "unskilled". Yet, require skills.

"Unskilled" just means no need for secondary education, or anything other than OJT (on job training). It does not mean easy work, or work deserving of min/low wage pay.

"Line cooks, farmworkers, construction workers, and grocery clerks, among others, are all considered “low-skilled labor” according to the BLS. While these jobs have few formal requirements to obtain, do they involve little or no skill to do?"

Absolutely not. Imo

 

[The Hammer]

From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics..

"Level 1 work is characterized as unskilled labor requiring no previous experience or consisting of routine tasks for which little training is required. Level 2 and 3 work require knowledge of basic operations which typically require some training or experience."

Has the required skill level of part-time jobs changed over time?

Multiple studies exist that trace the increase in part-time employment in the United States. Some studies attempt to measure the pay gap between full-time and part-time workers, but little research exists that addresses the type of work performed by part-time workers and how the skills required...

www.bls.gov

True but the BLS lists these jobs as "Line cooks, farmworkers, construction workers, and grocery clerks, among others, are all considered “low-skilled labor” according to the BLS. While these jobs have few formal requirements to obtain, do they involve little or no skill to do?"

 

[SkepticThinker]

You asked for examples. I gave you two. I see no need to go any further.
Try ChatGPT and google.

You want me to Google what your opinion is on what an "unskilled worker" is? Huh?


You gave me one. And not a very good one for the reason mentioned.

 

[We Never Know]

You want me to Google what your opinion is on what an "unskilled worker" is? Huh?

You aren't asking me for my opinion. You are asking me to give you "more examples of "unskilled jobs".

Do you have more examples of "unskilled jobs?" Sounds like an oxymoron to me.

You gave me one. And not a very good one for the reason mentioned.

I gave you two. If you want more examples try ChatGPT and google.
Or try the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

[Vinayaka]

Here's a link to food prices as a percentage of income, over the last 100 years or so. Although there has been a bump recently, id does reflect a bigger picture. Food expenditure as a share of family disposable income in the United States. It's also an eye opener about just how much we eat out.

 

[SkepticThinker]

You aren't asking me for my opinion. You are asking me to give you "more examples of "unskilled jobs".

Based on what your opinion of what an "unskilled job" is.

I gave you two. If you want more examples try ChatGPT and google.
Or try the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

I'm not gonna ask a bot to explain your position to me.


You gave me Walmart greeter. I countered by pointing out that they do more than just stand there. And I gave an example of a job I used to have in which people probably thought I just sat there and smiled all day, when in actuality I was doing waaaaaay more than that.
You had nothing to say about it.

It's pretty obvious that another poster's thoughts on the matter seem to be spot on:
"I think that terms like "unskilled" are labels used by people who struggle to find excuses to not pay people very much."

 

[We Never Know]

Based on what your opinion of what an "unskilled job" is.


I'm not gonna ask a bot to explain your position to me.


You gave me Walmart greeter. I countered by pointing out that they do more than just stand there. And I gave an example of a job I used to have in which people probably thought I just sat there and smiled all day, when in actuality I was doing waaaaaay more than that.
You had nothing to say about it.

It's pretty obvious that another poster's thoughts on the matter seem to be spot on:
"I think that terms like "unskilled" are labels used by people who struggle to find excuses to not pay people very much."

I gave you two.
-Walmart greeter who does nothing but smile and say hello. Even gave you and example of what a worker said.
-Shoveling crap out of barn stalls. You insinuated being fit was a skill.


Now I refer you to post #132. That's the end of this discussion for me.

 

[RestlessSoul]

I do now. Sadly.

And aren't you a ****ing ray of sunshine. Smh

There is more to ANY job then that, including customer service, clerk, McDonald's worker or whatever else you are so entitled, you think you can call them unskilled.

My mum told me that there is dignity in all labour (so get your lazy arse of the sofa and get any job you can find ).

On a related note, when the Covid lockdown started over here, and all the office workers were told to stay home, I remember seeing a street sweeper at the top of our road, and thinking how much trouble we’d all be in if people like him weren’t going about their business as usual. How quickly we all forget the contributions of people in what are generally sen as low status jobs.