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tatupu70
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2010 Oct 26, 12:02pm
I’ll let another poster answer. Maybe “kris†will have more success:
Maybe. You're obviously not doing too well so a call to the bullpen might be in order.
tatupu70
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2010 Oct 28, 12:21am
Ray-
From today's headlines:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Unemployment-claims-drop-apf-3630307780.html?x=0
"The Labor Department said Thursday that initial claims for jobless benefits dropped by 21,000 to a seasonally adjusted 434,000 in the week that ended Oct. 23."
"Applications for unemployment aid fell steadily last year after the recession ended in June 2009, dropping from 600,000 to about 450,000 by January of this year."
"Pharmaceuticals company Novartis AG said Wednesday that it will add 300 new jobs and invest $600 million over the next five years in its research headquarters in Cambridge, Mass. And engine maker Cummins, Inc. said Tuesday that it will expand its headquarters in Columbus, Ind. and add at least 350 jobs by 2012."
Seems like some companies are hiring to me...
RayAmerica
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2010 Oct 28, 1:25am
Seems like some companies are hiring to me…
I like your attitude. Very positive. "Some companies are hiring" has a nice ring to it. Unfortunately, I wish I could believe that a drop of 21,000 new jobless claims was a big deal, particularly when 434,000 new claims were registered for the week ending Oct. 23. After 18+ months of Obamanomics, job stimulus programs that have cost billions, TARP, loan modifications, etc. the economy remains in the stupor. The Chosen One claimed he would create 4 million jobs, he hasn't. He hasn't done one single thing to bring manufacturing back to this country. He hasn't fulfilled his campaign promise ("top priority") to renegotiate NAFTA & GATT. The American people have not been fooled. November 2nd. is the day they will go to the polls to register their disdain for this charlatan and his fellow travelers.
Vicente
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2011 Mar 8, 4:48am
I thought the Teabaggers were going to bring us all new jobs.
LIED AGAIN!
RayAmerica
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2011 Mar 8, 8:35am
I thought the Teabaggers were going to bring us all new jobs.
LIED AGAIN!
You have the "Teabaggers" mixed up with your Dear Leader. It was Dear Leader that promised "4 million new jobs" during the campaign. Too bad he didn't tell us those jobs were in China & India. Dear Leader also said "renegotiating NAFTA & GATT would be "top priority" as soon as he took office. Too bad for us that with Dear Leader, "top priority" means "two years and counting."
Done!
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2011 Mar 8, 10:42am
I thought the Teabaggers were going to bring us all new jobs.
LIED AGAIN!
Wait! Give them a chance...
Bwa-ha ha ha! nah I-I just playin' you shoulda seen your face though...
Vicente
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2011 Mar 8, 11:15am
Democrats do have the PARTY OF NO to contend with after all. A bunch of crybabies who want to sabotage government. Astoundingly they manage to criticize the Wisconsin lawmakers for obstruction, while lying about the fact that they do it themselves.
RayAmerica
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2011 Mar 8, 11:36am
Democrats do have the PARTY OF NO to contend with after all. A bunch of crybabies who want to sabotage government.
If only the GOP really were the "Party of No" to this pretender we have in the White House.
Are the Democrats of Wisconsin the "Party of No Show?"
Vicente
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2011 Mar 8, 11:49am
Vicente says
Are the Democrats of Wisconsin the “Party of No Show?â€
If it's good for the goose, it's good for the gander. To pretend otherwise is .... hypocrisy.
RayAmerica
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2011 Mar 8, 11:52am
Is the "Party of No" preventing Dear Leader from renegotiating NAFTA & GATT as he repeatedly promised during the campaign?
Vicente
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2011 Mar 8, 12:16pm
NAFTA and GATT are good for America, the GOP is very clear on this. He's doubtless trying to compromise and prioritize. All fiscal and social conservatives are quite clear the best thing Democrats can do for this country is compromise. So you should be very happy.
JOBS?
RayAmerica
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2011 Mar 25, 10:15am
Massachusettes job fair canceled due to lack of jobs. More evidence that the job market is improving, at least according to Dear Leader:
http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/03/mass_job_fair_c.html?p1=Local_Links
RayAmerica
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2011 Apr 1, 1:40am
This just out: unemployment figures dip to below 9%. Unfortunately, under employment has increased to over 20%. The spin machine is working over time. I wonder if it is protected by a union?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/127091/underemployment-rises-march.aspx
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Obama took credit today for an "improvement in the U-3 unemployment numbers. He failed to mention that a whopping 50,000 "new jobs" in the government's figures are temp jobs for the Census. Far more telling is the U-6 unemployment rate, a rate the Obama administration never even mentions. This is looking more and more like we've become Oceania and Obama is speaking from the Ministry of Truth. It won't be long before we begin to see signs like War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.
Broader U-6 Unemployment Rate Rises to 16.9%
Posted Apr 2nd 2010 4:30PM by Connie Madon
The Labor Department issued its monthly unemployment for March. The numbers were upbeat. The unemployment rate held steady at 9.7% and 162,000 new jobs were created. This is the official number and is labeled the U-3 unemployment report. The U-3 category includes people who are without jobs and who are available for work. Wonderful isn't it? Maybe not.
Let's dig a bit deeper into the darker side of the unemployment numbers. What is rarely published are the unemployment numbers under the category labeled U-6. Most people have never heard of the U-6 category because it is rarely cited in headline news.
What is U-6? This category includes everyone in the official rate plus "marginally attached workers" -- those who are neither working nor looking for work, but say they want a job and have looked for work recently. It also includes part time workers who took part time work because they couldn't find full time jobs.
The U-6 data may shock you. It shows that unemployment actually rose 0.1% to 16.9% in March. The highest number was 17.4% in October.
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