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ananda

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15. Agree.

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #14)

Fri Jun 6, 2025, 12:12 PM

Friday

I think unemployment is up and the economy is struggling.

A good example is the company my sister manages in Dallas..
The owners are having trouble filling menial jobs that immigrants
used to take.

ICE agents are everywhere. And people with professional degrees,
who have lost jobs, are interviewing for the menials.

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