That would appear to be exactly what happened in October. In 19 states and D. Such payments, they argue, disincentivized work, and they are clearly right. Since during the pandemic people struggled to find child care and were nervous about becoming ill, many decided to stay home, leading to the lowest worker participation level since the s.
That there was such an upturn in hiring in that field over the past two months, where, by the way, job openings have been plentiful for some time, bolsters the argument that the extra pay was a hindrance. The increase in wages doubtless helped attract workers, too. The most recent jobless claims also bolster the case that hiring accelerated last month.
The Labor Department reported that new claims totaled , last week, the lowest since the pandemic began and better than the consensus of , Continuing claims, at just over 2. All these figures point to a better-than-expected October jobs report, which may help stem sinking consumer sentiment.
Higher employment could be the first volley in the war against inflation. Most of the offspring, in turn, talked about how they believed their parents were good people. But a lot of people have quietly blocked family members on social media, or speak sadly of siblings or grandparents with whom they surreptitiously try to avoid spending time, and they worry that talking about it will further inflame the feud. Nevertheless, several families gamely tried to explain their differing points of view and how they were trying to navigate them.
In October, Gary and Mary Bliefnick of Missouri texted their son Soren and his sister Amy that they wanted to visit their children in early November instead of for Thanksgiving. Soren, who lives in Los Angeles, finds it incomprehensible that the same parents who taught him the importance of civility, politeness and decency could have supported President Trump.
His father sees it simply as identity politics. Experts say family political disagreements can chafe more than disagreements among friends or colleagues, because of how deeply humans identify with their family members, how much they feel they come from the same place.
In , Bill Doherty, a University of Minnesota social-science professor and family therapist, co-founded Braver Angels , an organization that runs workshops to help people of differing political views talk to one another. Doherty also added a lecture on political divisions to the postgraduate family-therapy courses he teaches. Gary and Mary Bliefnick attribute their differences at least in part to geography. They feel their son changed when he went to college, and here Gary adjusts his tone slightly, in Boston.
The researchers estimated that this led to a cumulative loss of almost 34 million hours of family time. In many ways, the Pavesi clan embodies these identity differences. The senior Pavesis, who live in a small red outpost in Northern California, are devout Christians, and have been on mission and mercy trips all over the world.
But for the elder Pavesis, politics takes a back seat to faith. Stacey, for whom politics is more important, describes the situation differently. This time-honored way of handling such issues—just not talking about it—is not a viable option, however, for many families, because people are apt to air their views on social media anyway and also because it puts distance between people who are used to discussing things openly. Paul Groen and his son, also called Paul, are both very serious about their Christian faith, and talk about it regularly, but find their beliefs lead them to different conclusions.
Despite the disputes, most of these families are still intact and finding ways to hang on to their relationships. Some were inspired after hearing about donations to Planned Parenthood made in the name of Vice-President elect Mike Pence, who is fiercely against abortion. Pence is sent an acknowledgment from the family planning organization for every contribution. Randi Greenwald, a retired lawyer in Portland, Maine, heard about the Pence idea and decided to put a more personal, local spin on the tactic.
Greenwald gave the money to her state branch of the Immigration Legal Advocacy Project, ILAP Maine, which assists people with their immigration cases, including asylum seekers and refugees.
Her Democratic-voting relatives are highly amused at the thought of him receiving a thank you letter from ILAP, she said. He says both he and his family have been the subject of threats and that people have tried to dig up information that would prove he is a liberal. Heaven forfend! In a way, he is a weather vane for the cold front much of the evangelical church is now facing. What is the future for a group that preaches truth, peace and moral living, after it gambles all its chips on a man who embodies none of those but will play along—and loses?
The pushback against Moore is surprising. Born in Biloxi, Miss. He publicly supported the right of a Colorado baker to decline to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
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