Job news = good news? Not exactly

The Orange County Register blog Orange Punch ^ | 2-1-2012 | Mark Landsbaum

[landsbaum]

The Register is reporting this morning that private employers added 170,000 jobs in January.

So, isn’t that good news? Well, probably for those 170,000 people, whoever they are.

But economists tell us that, give or take, from 125,000 to 200,000 enter the job market monthly. That means . . .

[Tallguy]

doctoring the stats isn’t going to fool the people who are out of work, or those worried about becoming out of work.

Well, the probably ARE trying to convince those with jobs that everything is Hunky-Dorey so that they increase their spending. Problem with that strategy is that disposable income is way down.

[shibumi]

Oh, look, metmom!

It’s a blog piece by your favorite “ten year sleeper FReeper” being pimped by his alter ego account.

Bet you just can’t wait to click through and give him a hit!

[humblegunner]

Do not taunt the master teaser.

That means . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at orangepunch.ocregister.com ...

[shibumi]

I’m not trying to bait anyone.

[LibLieSlayer]

We are in a depression and the world economy will not last out the year... when the Euro collapses... and it will... we go down with them. Yeah... happy days are here again!

LLS