[Homer_J_Simpson]

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[Homer_J_Simpson]

If the WPA report sounds a somewhat pessimistic note the International Labor Office in Geneva finds a silver lining in the world economic situation by emphasizing that events of the last year have shown that a recession can be reversed by deliberate government action

Is this a reference to John Maynard Keynes and his theories? Somehow I don’t think “deliberate government action” means reducing taxes and regulation.

Take a look at the accompanying chart. The country voted for Hope and Change in 1932. How was that working out seven years later?

[paulycy]

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[Grampa Dave]

Posted on the bulletin board in the break room of a small company......

A LETTER FROM THE BOSS:

As the VP of this organization, I have resigned myself to the fact that Barrack Obama is our President, and that our taxes, and government fees will increase in a BIG way. To compensate for these increases, our prices would have to be increased by about 10%

Since we cannot increase our prices right now, due to the dismal state of the economy, we will have to lay off six of our employees instead.

This really bothered me, since I believe we are family here, and I didn’t know how to choose who would have to go.

So, this is what I did. I walked through our parking lot and found six ‘Obama’ bumper stickers on our employees’ cars, and I have decided these folks will be the ones to be let go. I can’t think of a more fair way to approach this problem. They voted for change; I gave it to them.

I will see the rest of you at the annual company picnic.

[BroJoeK]

Did anyone notice how 1939 employment in construction and manufacturing was down over 40% from 1929 levels, but guess which employment was up over 20%?

That's right, government and education. Typical Democrat administration...