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Ben Zipperer
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Economist at @epi.org

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Oh, I had no idea, good to know!
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Generally Revelio's first release is a little lower than BLS, though maybe that has flipped recently
line plot of Revelio and BLS monthly first release employment changes since 2023
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Trump’s deportation agenda will destroy millions of jobs: Both immigrants and U.S.-born workers would suffer job losses, particularly in construction and child care
Deportations will eliminate millions of jobs held by immigrant and U.S.-born workers according to research on increased immigration enforcement.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Trump's deportation agenda could shrink the US child care sector by 15%
Table from an EPI report titled "Trump's escalation of deportations could destroy nearly 6 million jobs: Employment losses caused by increasing deportations to 4,000,000 over four years" showing estimated overall, construction, and child care employment losses for immigrants and US-born workers.
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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According to Zucman et al the top 10% post tax income share is about 37%, so I think based on savings rates you could probably bound the top 10% to be 1/3 of consumption
November 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM