What’s a common “fact” that’s spread around that’s actually not true and pisses you off that too many people believe it?

  • GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    Exactly. Budgets on national levels do not compute on a personal level. I like it when articles scale down the numbers to a more individual level “so let’s pretend that the federal government is a single family home…”

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      1 day ago

      I also find it irritating when politicians brag about bills like “this will create 3000 American jobs.” Seriously, that is not even a drop in the bucket.

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        15 hours ago

        only gop ever brag about it after they voted against it, while the majority voted for it and set it into law. thier supporters are just that dumb.

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        24 hours ago

        I also am sick of the sacrificial worship at the altar of “jobs.”

        Jobs doing what? Variably scheduled positions pushing bricks around with a broom for minimum wage and getting laid off 4 months later? Jobs only open to those with a Master’s in lepidopterology? Jobs at Burger King making flame-broiled whoppers wearing paper hats?

        Seemingly the public loses their poop if it means “jobs”, but won’t put enough energy into support outside of jobs, because we have a state mandated religion based solely on exhaustive toil for its own sake, value and results optional.

        Stuff your jobs. Give us healthcare, dammit.

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          15 hours ago

          even fast food jobs dont respond to online ads, like from indeed. i notice if the franchise is employing significant amount of 1 demographic they wont hire anyone else but that demo, especially if your name is not of that demographic.