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Ocelot II

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5. In other words, 300,000 people no longer have good, high-paying jobs.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 04:42 PM

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Those 300,000 people aren't paying taxes on that income. They aren't buying stuff they used to be able to buy. They aren't investing. And this is supposed to be an improvement?

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