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Planned Layoffs in US Firms Surge To 3-Month High, And Bloodbath May Not Be Over
Reuters via AOL ^
| 12/30/2012
Posted on 12/30/2012 1:08:11 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind; null and void
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posted on
12/30/2012 1:17:02 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: SeekAndFind
Sounds like thier surprised with a sense of “blood bath may not be over” optimism. Funny at the end of the article they throw in the sandy storm as this was one of the factors.
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posted on
12/30/2012 1:20:14 PM PST
by
ronnie raygun
(Being Breitbart)
To: SeekAndFind
Elections have consequences. Apparently over 50% of the people have not figured that out yet.
To: SeekAndFind
The recent surge in layoffs is at least partly attributed to the bankruptcy of Twinkies maker Hostess in November. That accounted for 18,500 of the jobs lost. Connect the dots: the employment situation is not good, and a big part of the problem is unions and the ill-advised political wrangling that they engage in, which results in a bad climate for doing business.
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posted on
12/30/2012 1:22:27 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Republicans have made themselves useless, toothless, and clueless.)
To: GeronL; SeekAndFind
Interesting. My hard count of announced job losses is much higher.
AND I figure I’m only capturing about half of the actual number.
I’ve counted about 70K, and am guessing the BLS will report about 140K.
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posted on
12/30/2012 1:28:54 PM PST
by
null and void
(Socialism: Equal parts dumb and evil, in a blender.)
To: null and void
I think the media and government want to downplay those kinds of numbers
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posted on
12/30/2012 1:32:36 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: SeekAndFind
The truth is, we’re going over the “cliff’ no matter what the GOOBers or the ‘RATS decide to do.
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posted on
12/30/2012 1:34:20 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Where can I pick up a 2013 Mayan calendar?)
To: GeronL
Yep. That’s why I have company names, city and state, actual numbers laid off and dates.
They can lie, but only by so much.
My figures can be checked. Can theirs?
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posted on
12/30/2012 1:42:15 PM PST
by
null and void
(Socialism: Equal parts dumb and evil, in a blender.)
To: SeekAndFind
I would implore any businesses that are forced to make layoffs due to the high tax rates and Obamacare should first try and identify through campaign contribution information or car bumber stickers or general workplace chatter who voted for Obama and choose to let them off first because they are the ones who enabled the attack on capitalism this will also ensure that those who voted against Obama’s job killing policies can continue to work. This would provide the ultimate in FAIRNESS so the I’m sure the Democrats would be onboard with it, right?
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posted on
12/30/2012 1:42:32 PM PST
by
Typical_Whitey
(The political mirage of something for nothing; has ruined many a nation.)
To: Parley Baer
my two married children and their spouses all work for private business....all but one has had his/her company do huge layoffs in the last few weeks...
all bammey voters....
what can I say....what can I do?.....not a thing...
well I do tell them frequently to get a govt job....more security...more days off....regular pensions and good medical....
if you're going to vote bammey you might as well be on the govt dole of work for the govt...
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posted on
12/30/2012 1:49:16 PM PST
by
cherry
There is no such thing as unemployment. They got to retrain or find a new job.
To: SeekAndFind
Has the ‘recovery’ slowed? Did it ever exist?
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posted on
12/30/2012 1:57:05 PM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(End the occupation. Annex today.)
To: ClearCase_guy
a big part of the problem is unions and the ill-advised political wrangling As soon as they shut down all the shipping ports on the Eastern seaboard then things will smooth out.
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posted on
12/30/2012 2:12:34 PM PST
by
itsahoot
(Any enemy, that is allowed to have a King's X line, is undefeatable. (USS Taluga AO-62))
To: null and void
My figures can be checked. Can theirs? Nope, and they won't.
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posted on
12/30/2012 2:13:41 PM PST
by
itsahoot
(Any enemy, that is allowed to have a King's X line, is undefeatable. (USS Taluga AO-62))
To: SeekAndFind
Hey, the gubmint workers are all getting raises so things must be ok.
/s
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posted on
12/30/2012 2:20:45 PM PST
by
Gabrial
(The nightmare will continue as long as the nightmare is in the Whitehouse.)
To: ClearCase_guy
Yes. And they kicked the can down the road on the planned longshoreman strike. Bronco must have called off the dogs for a little while and they didn’t want him to look bad *wink wink. We’ll see that rear its head in a month or so.
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posted on
12/30/2012 2:22:49 PM PST
by
SueRae
(It isn't over. In God We Trust.)
To: Gabrial
Wait until the cliff thingy happens. It isn’t just Defense that is going to take a hit. FDA, PTO, hopefully EPA..and a lot of other top heavy gubmint agencies will feel some of it, too.
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posted on
12/30/2012 2:24:34 PM PST
by
SueRae
(It isn't over. In God We Trust.)
To: SeekAndFind
The Challenger report comes a day ahead of the key U.S. jobs report, which is forecast to show job growth slowed sharply in November in the wake of superstorm Sandy reelection of The Won.Damned AOL, can't get anything right.
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posted on
12/30/2012 2:26:09 PM PST
by
upchuck
(America's at an awkward stage. Too late to work within the system, too early to shoot the bastards.)
To: SeekAndFind
Meanwhile the guys who work for the President are all getting raises. :D
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posted on
12/30/2012 2:28:15 PM PST
by
Tzimisce
(The American Revolution began when the British attempted to disarm the Colonists.)
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