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Washington Times : Jobless rate hits 17 percent (unemployment problem is quickly getting worse)
Washington Times ^
| 10/6/2009
| Editorial
Posted on 10/06/2009 7:31:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
This does not jibe with the Obama administration's talking points, which are parroted by most of the news media We can't let Democrats skate on the economy.
This has to be the club we beat them with in 2010 and achieve legislative gridlock.
To: SeekAndFind
How’s that hopey changey working for you?
To: KC_Conspirator
I hope they don’t change my job...
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posted on
10/06/2009 7:38:10 AM PDT
by
jessduntno
(Tell Obama to STFU - Stop The Federal Usurpation.)
To: KC_Conspirator
Hows that hopey changey working for you?
I don't like the changey, but I can always have hopey :)
To: SeekAndFind
BTW, I have a real problem understanding this from the Washington Times article and many others who mention it :
If someone has given up actively looking for a job, the government does not count that person among those who are jobless. Some of these people may have been unsuccessfully looking for a job for a year, but as soon as they stop actively looking, they are no longer unemployed.
Why would any responsible American ( of which I am sure the majority are ) even GIVE UP looking for a job ? I know it’s hard but what other alternative do you have for your bread and butter ? To simply give up does not make sense to me.
To: SeekAndFind
What happened to the ponies promised in January? I thought everyone was supposed to have been soaking in hot tubs, sipping champagne, worry and debt free without having to work by now.
To: SeekAndFind
I’d like to know how that is measured, but it could be they went back to school or started a business, both would knock them off being unemployed but I don’t see how that is measured.
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posted on
10/06/2009 7:44:38 AM PDT
by
DonaldC
(A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
To: SeekAndFind
As an unemployed person who is collecting unemployment you are required to look actively for employment to collect. When it runs out the only person forcing you to seek employment is yourself (or possibly your wife). A disturbingly large % of people don’t have that personal motivation.
To: SeekAndFind
To: whatshotandwhatsnot
Don't forget that our mortgages were to be paid for us and our gas tanks filled for free (Peggy the Moocher).
But don't fret at the apparently bad news. Remember that next year we will finally be rid of the awful effects of the Bush tax cuts for the rich and taxes will return to normal levels.
To: SeekAndFind
how many working people are there?
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posted on
10/06/2009 7:52:04 AM PDT
by
ken21
(i am not voting for a rino-progressive.)
To: whatshotandwhatsnot
What happened to the ponies promised in January?
"Keep looking: there's gotta be a pony in there somewhere!!"
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posted on
10/06/2009 7:52:58 AM PDT
by
andy58-in-nh
(America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
10/06/2009 7:56:31 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(DEFINITION: rac-ist (rA'sis't) 1. Anyone who disagrees with a liberal about any topic.)
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
10/06/2009 7:56:55 AM PDT
by
Cacique
(quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
To: Lazamataz
The statistics the government makes public are always wrong and usually much worse than they say.
I think unemployment - true unemployment figures - may very well rise to 25%.
When that happens, Obummer and his administration are finished.
To: SeekAndFind
Is the border fence shovel-ready?
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posted on
10/06/2009 7:59:05 AM PDT
by
polymuser
("We have a right to debate and disagree with any administration!" (HRC))
To: SeekAndFind
Why would any responsible American ( of which I am sure the majority are ) even GIVE UP looking for a job ? A couple might decide to tighten the belt and let one spouse stay home. Looking for a job can take a financial and emotional toll...
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posted on
10/06/2009 8:02:39 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(MSM BIAS: the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell)
To: whatshotandwhatsnot
What happened to the ponies promised in January? We found the manure - but no ponies...
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posted on
10/06/2009 8:03:39 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(MSM BIAS: the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell)
To: SeekAndFind
Well just think how much worse it would be if not for all of the jobs created and saved by 0bama and Biden. I am sure they will tell us they have made huge progress in keeping people employed.
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posted on
10/06/2009 8:04:22 AM PDT
by
NEMDF
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