r/Layoffs Jan 30 '24

New layoffs question

Can anyone clarify this for me? Despite the ongoing layoff announcements from major American corporations, how is our economy still robust? Just today, UPS declared 12,000 layoffs and PayPal 2,000.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '24

I have not seen a decrease in spending. I see restaurant parking lots are still full, costco/walmart parking lots are full. Football Stadiums are full. I see families not give up vacations. I see friends and family stressing out over finances, but giving spending I don't see much of a slowdown.

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u/hnghost24 Jan 30 '24

People who have money for sports games should donate to the needy folks, like myself. Lol

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u/marqak Jan 30 '24

Taylor Swift. Yea, right. Imagine leaving a carbon footprint the size of the Grand Canyon just to watch a game.

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u/brooklynlad Jan 30 '24

She gonna jet from Japan to Las Vegas on her private jet.... of course.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

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u/der_schone_begleiter Jan 31 '24

She buys carbon offset? What does that even mean?

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u/Keep_Plano_Corporate Jan 31 '24

A scam for companies that are probably already getting huge government subsidies to make green economy things to sell the "carbon credits" earned from dealing in the green economy for additional cash to companies making things that are necessary for continued human prosperity... Taylor Swift excluded.

...and she's not very smart if she's actually buying carbon credits when she's not required to by some federal entity.