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Whole foods bag got smaller:

Now less drink mix in each packet:

Another case where you open a new product, and they don't fill it up:

https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/1837869845117128820

zzyzzx says

Thing about melatonin is that even the smaller bottle is a lifetime supply. A tiny nibble on one and I'll be way out.

Just squint at it to look at the publication date:

need more HVAC technicians, as a lot of the workforce has retired when then baby boomers started to retire in mass around 2011

this is one way to help increase supply of blue collar skilled workforce and help to reduce inflation (i.e., services aggregate of CPI)

we have Thomas Haney Technical College which is part of the local school district which graduates from HVAC technicians to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) which all are needed in the Florida panhandle
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/09/skills-based-hiring-degree-requirements/680044/

A more scalable model is the FastForward Program, which has funded career-oriented training for almost 45,000 learners in 23 community colleges across Virginia. As part of the program, the state community-college system has created career maps in fields such as manufacturing and health sciences, with a common curriculum that allows people to obtain advanced credentials that build on one another, or “stack,” and opens doors to better-paying jobs. An early evaluation of FastForward found that enrolled students who received an industry-recognized credential saw increased earnings of about $4,000 a year.

Congress could do something similar on a national scale by creating and funding a federal certification program for career pathways in fields with high job demand and good prospects for upward mobility, such as advanced manufacturing and cardiovascular technology.

AD says

Congress could do something similar on a national scale by creating and funding a federal certification program for career pathways in fields with high job demand and good prospects for upward mobility, such as advanced manufacturing and cardiovascular technology.

How would that keep them dependent on the government and voting Dem?

HeadSet says

How would that keep them dependent on the government and voting Dem?

give federal grants for job training like to Haney Tech in Panama City, Florida for nursing training, HVAC technician and auto repair training, etc.

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https://genesiustimes.com/breaking-made-up-government-economic-data-in-line-with-completely-fabricated-economic-forecast/

One less tablet:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-02/supermarket-shrinkflation-rules-unit-pricing-code-change/104423774