Yeah, the voting masses make huge mistakes in times of economic change...Hitler...Roosevelt...Carter...Clinton.
Whether they have any real cause to be or whether this is just a natural shift in the market is inmaterial. The reason for it does not matter. Preception is reality to most people. The average joe in this country will hold the President responsible for the job stituation. If they think, and many many do, the outsourcing is a threat they will not vote for a president that supports it. This will be a close election and this is one issue that can win for the rats. We can not afford a rat prez.
I agree and I've never predicted a Bush win. How can I expect the voting population to do the right thing when they voted for Clinton twice? Many voters are too simple-minded to take responsibility for their own future and will blame the government when the government has nothing to do with their situation. In times of recession we get terrible leaders and if the public thinks there is still a recession then we will have a hard time. That's why I'm arguing with you and the other guy here, you are trying to convince everyone there is still a recession and you are not showing any numbers to prove it. Meanwhile my numbers show there isn't a recession. 5.6% unemployment, and 3 million jobs created according to the BoLS. Doesn't look like a recession to me.
You know, I see you post this about a zillion times.
This is the raw data: January 2001 Employment - 136.0 million, January 2004 Employment - 138.566 million. The actual number is 2.566 million, not 3 million, and you also conveniently leave out that there needs to be 125,000 jobs created a month to keep up with population growth and immigration, according to the very group you cite -- the BoLS.
2.566 over the 3 year sample period = 855,333 jobs a year. 855,333 jobs over 12 months = 71,277 jobs a month.
Yet there needs to be 125,000 jobs a month just to tread water. Therefore, there is a deficit of need of 53,723 jobs a month. Over that 3 years, we are 1.934 million jobs short of what we need TO BREAK EVEN.
I hope you cease and desist in publishing your number without telling the entire story.