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by asdff 2237 days ago
Very few people actually work in places like this. Common on HN, but in the grand scheme of things most people are shift workers. 4/10 Americans can't come up with $400 without debt or selling something, and that was before the pandemic and 20% unemployment. I actually read that only 45% of LA county has a job right now. I have been buying takeout myself, but restaurants are failing left and right. A lot of places I try to call have folded already :(
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Stats can be misleading. At full employment, and excluding students and retirees, LA County might only have 70% (example number, not researched) of people with jobs.