Jobs numbers

Layoffs, layoffs, layoffs. Thousands of jobs are being terminated on a monthly basis. The jobs numbers for the past 2 years are casting a shadow of uncertainty over the nation.

We were warned about this. Last year, before the election, the leader of the Teamsters (even a broken clock may be correct twice a day) said there are millions of open jobs that no one will take. He then explained that he predicted in the next few years, millions of jobs will be terminated and that we need to retrain people to transition before they are laid off. Mike Rowe addressed this problem in a series earlier this year. A multitude of employers are trying to entice people to make a career change and join up, but no one responds. As predicted, the open position number has hovered around 7.5M for over a year now and shows no signs of changing. Looks like the new jobs are staying while the old jobs are going.

When Trump was elected and folks were busy celebrating, I was busy trying to get folks to develop reasonable skills for the future. I knew MAGA had to step up to fill the void if we were to make America successful during this Presidency. Few have answered the call. We are supposed to be conservatives: We are supposed to represent individual freedom, merit, and responsibility. Instead, there is a lot of othering and collectivist blaming. If you are going to go down that road, you might as well identify yourself as a Leftist.

People are stuck in their ways and refuse to make changes when it is good for them. As conservatives, we need to stand on individual responsibility and get the work done - irrespective of the past. Changing is hard. But as the saying goes: "life is change and death it's alternative." Adapt or die.