their personal finances in the last month. in the last four weeks, almost half of americans have said that they have had a directed impacted on their savings, on their future. jobs won t save that. we are fine about jobs. anybody feels they can get a job. that s not the issue. 2/3s of americans are having problems paying their bills. no matter what the jobs numbers say, no matter what the white house says, the american people are smart. this is not what their experience is. when 10% of americans are talking about having trouble paying for groceries and having to attempt the grocery shopping left and you have 30% of americans talking about how gas and energy prices are making them make changes in their financial plans and decisions, we have a real problem and it s not changed by a jobs number that looks better and that still we have we have salaries that are not keeping pace with the inflation that we re feeling at
the other number that s coming out today is the 11.5 million unfilled jobs. we do have a surplus of jobs. but if we get another negative growth quarter, that is if we have two quarters back-to-back with growth that s an oxymoron, a contraction of the economy. that s a recession. if that happens, those 11.5 million unfilled jobs will dry up in no time because the company is offering those jobs won t be around. bill: thank you, david. 25 minutes away we ll get another indicator of that. we re on verdict watch in the depp/heard trial. seven member jury resumming deliberations today after submitting a question to the court tuesday that dealt with a headline. mark meredith is watching that live in d.c. with me now. good morning. good morning.
there are millions of people who left the work force because they re afraid of being dead from covid or spreading it. really, this could help the economy. so among these 4 million workers, how does osha enforce something like that? first, the 84 million workers who are in private sector jobs won t be the same 84 million next week or next month. what s the bureaucracy that s required to make sure it s verified that these are the tests and the vaccinations on a schedule that s regular enough it has some effect? i m glad you asked that question. so many people don t understand how osha works. this rule will be primarily self-enforcing. when i speak to employers, and i speak to hundreds of employers, they don t ask how will osha enforce the rule, they ask, how can we comply? employers aren t resisting, they re adapting. that s because most employers want to do the right thing, they want to follow the law, they
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bringing jobs and thousands of affordable housing units with it. after witnessing the terrible toll of gun violence. he helped create a movement to protect families across america. and stood up to the coal lobby and this administration to protect this planet from climate change. and now, he s taking on. him. to rebuild a country and restore faith in the dream that defines us. where the wealthy will pay more in taxes and the middle class get their fair share. everyone without health insurance can get it and everyone who likes theirs keep it. and where jobs won t just help you get by, but get ahead. and on all those things mike blomberg intends to make good. jobs creator. leader. problem solver. mike bloomberg for president. i m mike bloomberg and i approve this message. laso you can enjoy it even ifst you re sensitive. se. yet some say it isn t real milk. i guess those cows must actually be big dogs. sit! i said sit!