Hey so since everything seems to be falling apart faster here than expected here my alts:
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The economy is very good for entry-level workers! And young workers don’t have much direct experience of other economic conditions, anyway. The thing that tells them “this is better/worse than before” is primarily received narratives.
A perfect illustration of my point! People’s views of the economy are being shaped by received narratives about some bygone age of universal prosperity. Those narratives are often incomplete or just plain wrong, but they’ve been absorbed in meme-like fashion. It’s just this:
Williamson County in person turnout is at around 10% of 2022 turnout and 5% of registered voters, significantly better than previous constitutional amendment elections.
As usual, the sun city retirement community in Georgetown is WAY ahead of everybody else.
This wonderful scene depicts Rutland's yard and terminal in its home city of Rutland, Vermont looking north. The date is not listed but likely taken during the late 1940s or early 1950s.
The Rutland shutdown in 1960 following a labor dispute but most of its network was purchased by the state and is now operated as the Vermont Rail System.
https://t.co/q4mhVA2gxS