[PigRigger]

WOW - You really don't get it. Maybe you are so distant from this issue it doesn't affect you - I don't know.

Whether the policy is sound or unsound is not the point. The reality is that many people are scared for their jobs. Theses are well educated, middle class, white collar worker. Most of them vote Republican.

If these types decide NOT to vote Republican in November; the Democrats can pull it out.

Again, the debate is not over policy - its over keeping ones jobs - it's about being secure in knowing that you can provide for your family.

Let's not start up with the typical response that they should have seen this coming, or, they should have prepared for this, or my favorite, go start your own business. Let's be clear, this is new to the white collar world, and its not very appealing.

When is the last time the US economy grew at such rates with such little job growth. It appears that we are entering a new era - one where no job is safe and expectations of changing careers multiple times should be expected.

Realistically, do you think most Americans will embrace the idea of knowing they may have to change careers 2 or 3 times during their working years? Should that excite them? In the end, is it practical and at what cost?

Not trying to give you are hard time. It just appears that a major paradigm is about to hit us full force - and most Americans are not prepared to absorb the fallout.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"The reality is that many people are scared for their jobs."

They weren't a few months ago, the start of this fear coincided with the DNC's shift in attention away from the war in Iraq (now that US casualties have dropped and the situation is so improved attention needs to be diverted from this before the election), and toward a completely fabricated "crisis".

These people are "scared" because the media is scaring them.

[expat_panama]

Post #79   When is the last time the US economy grew at such rates with such little job growth

This is the Bush-basher line.  The hard facts are that there are more people working now than ever before and we're making more money now than ever before.  I know there are headlines about Bush's 'high 5.6 unemployment', but there were headlines in '96 about Clinton's 'low 5.6 unemployment'.

Neither you nor I is out looking for a job.  Both of us are just fine personally with the economy.  That 'miserable failure jobless recovery' we keep hearing about is a fantasy from hacks working for Kerry and Buchanan.

[Prodigal Son]

If these types decide NOT to vote Republican in November; the Democrats can pull it out.

And you know what? If Americans are that stupid, they deserve exactly what they get. They will be no better than the French.