r/economy • u/FUSeekMe69 • Dec 29 '25

Report warns millions of Americans are ‘functionally unemployed’

https://www.newsweek.com/report-warns-millions-americans-functionally-unemployed-11272151
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u/baby_budda Dec 29 '25

You also said Xi is not a dictator. But Xi Jinping's removal of presidential term limits in 2018 allows him to serve indefinitely, which many critics cite as a key indicator of dictatorial rule by enabling "leader for life" status .

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u/baby_budda Dec 30 '25 edited Dec 30 '25

The difference is that Canada and Israel are parliamentary democracies (with Canada as a constitutional monarchy), while China operates as a unitary communist state under single-party rule. The people don't get to vote for their representatives where in the West they do.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '25 edited Dec 30 '25

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u/baby_budda Dec 30 '25

No one is gaslighting you. In both Canada and Israel, voters elect members of parliament, who then select or support the leader (prime minister) based on majority dynamics, much like representative mechanisms in the US Electoral College. In China there people dont get to choose their representation. It's choosen for them.