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60 Minutes Just Blew The Lid Off The Unemployment Situation in the USA

Posted on 10/24/2010 4:41:44 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache

Airing right now...said the real unemployment is at 17.5%...showing tons of people with masters, bachelors, phd's, you name it...unemployed for 2 years...can't even get jobs at Target.


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KEYWORDS: cbs; christineodonnell; elections; fiorina; jobs; megwhitman; novemberelections; obama; palin; realunemployment; teaparty; unemployment; unexpected; vanity
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To: biggredd1

EXACTLY!! I wish he would have asked “How many of you voted for Obama”???


141 posted on 10/24/2010 5:37:07 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: hal ogen

We were warned...

The Book of Invesco

The Sermon on the Mile High Mount

1Then it came to pass in the Land of Entitlement that the Word became Change and the Change became Hope and the Hope became Change You Can Believe In.

2And The Obamessisah went about all fifty-seven states, teaching at their Caucuses and Primaries, healing malaise among the poor in spirit, and preaching the gospel of Progress.

3Then His fame went throughout all the land; and they came to Him all people who were afflicted with Bush Derangement; and those who were hopenitized; moonbats and troofers; and He wooed them.

4Great multitudes followed Him - from Chicago to Jersey, and beyond the Hills of Beverly.

5And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain and stepped into the floodlights where they had built for Him a temple, and His disciples gathered around Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:

6”Blessed are the poor,
For theirs is the kingdom of State expropriated wealth.

7Blessed are the jobless,
For the taxpayers shall be their keepers.

8Blessed are those who lost their homes,
For they shall inherit a bailout.

9Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for Change™,
For they shall be filled with a great taxpayer-funded feast.

10Blessed are all who have grievances,
For they shall be compensated through civil rights lawsuits.

11Blessed are the peace protesters,
For theirs is the Progressive World of Next Tuesday™.

12Blessed are those one illness away from disaster,
For they shall obtain free health care.

13Blessed are our homosexual brothers and sisters,
For they shall be married and receive Intensive Family Preservation programs and Family Reunification privileges from the immigration authorities.

14”Blessed are you when Republicans revile and persecute you falsely for My sake. 15Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for people love me, so when you follow me, the world will love you, also.

16”You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, it is then good for nothing but to be thrown under the bus.

17”Do not think that I came to shrink the size of government. 18For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one dot above an ‘i’ will by no means pass from the law or government till all of my audacious dreams are fulfilled. And then I will build more.

http://thepeoplescube.com/red/viewtopic.php?t=2269


142 posted on 10/24/2010 5:37:17 PM PDT by Bean Counter (Self Defence is always appropriate.)
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To: Huskerscott
Reality is this, most manufacturing jobs should pay between $8 to $12, and skilled jobs $15 to $20 (maintenance and quality). Once we got beyond this pay scale, it was like pulling the pin on a grenade, you knew what was going to happen.

Heavy equipment operators are now at $42.00/hr here in central IN. Laborers over $30/hr.

however,, the unions grab around 1/3 of that for "benefits."

143 posted on 10/24/2010 5:37:40 PM PDT by digger48
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To: PugetSoundSoldier

How come I can’t scroll down below her elbow on that picture? LOL


144 posted on 10/24/2010 5:40:47 PM PDT by unkus
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To: Cyber Liberty

“You do realize there are a lot of us on the left coast that haven’t seen your precious 60 Minutes program?”

I hate it when that happens, I’m on the left coast too.


145 posted on 10/24/2010 5:41:50 PM PDT by blkmontecarlo
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To: My Favorite Headache

This can’t help Demonrat chances.


146 posted on 10/24/2010 5:44:19 PM PDT by luvbach1 (Stop Barry now. He can't help himself.)
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To: My Favorite Headache
Can’t believe 60 Minutes/CBS is airing this a week before the election. This is incredible. People picking from trash who had full time careers.

Yeah, they'd usually hold off on this story until after the election unless the Repubs were in power.

147 posted on 10/24/2010 5:45:49 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: taildragger

The ‘Democrats’ in consideration for the 2008 candidacy that were part of the Senate were ranked as #1, #2 and #3 on the Left: 0bama, Biden and Clinton. Maybe Clinton was #2. But all 3 were out there moonbat Left.

Still are.

Hillary wants the State to raise children. She hawks a ‘Black’ accent when speaking to Black crowds.

You watch. If she runs, the Chinese will flood her campaign and next they’ll own Los Alamos, Ft. Meade and NORAD.


148 posted on 10/24/2010 5:46:13 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: OrangeHoof

I wish you good fortune during these trying times.


149 posted on 10/24/2010 5:46:34 PM PDT by Gator113 (Beauty will devour the Beast in 2012. Kill "Obamamosque"@ Ground Zero)
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To: highpockets

60 Minutes did not place blame on Bush or 0bummer but IMO adhered to the facts. But their impact can only be negative for the ‘rats.


150 posted on 10/24/2010 5:48:43 PM PDT by luvbach1 (Stop Barry now. He can't help himself.)
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To: Hot Tabasco
That was one of the nicest posts I've read in quite some time.
151 posted on 10/24/2010 5:49:37 PM PDT by Gator113 (Beauty will devour the Beast in 2012. Kill "Obamamosque"@ Ground Zero)
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To: DJ MacWoW
There’s a reason they are exposing this and I don’t think it’s because they believe Bam has failed.

Well, he HAS failed. But he hasn't failed alone. Nearly 100% of the dems and perhaps half the Republicans helped him.

Regardless, I think they're setting the stage for the big Hillary!!? push for 2012. They're going to pin the whole thing on him, so that they can push a newer, better 'rat.

Beware of progressives bearing press passes...

152 posted on 10/24/2010 5:50:36 PM PDT by meyer (Tax the productive to carry the freeloaders - What is it with democrats and slavery?)
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To: My Favorite Headache

What is the viewing audience of 60 minutes? Hope that is huge.


153 posted on 10/24/2010 5:51:02 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: My Favorite Headache

Somewhat telling when the Lib media starts to throw The One under the bus.


154 posted on 10/24/2010 5:51:36 PM PDT by TheBattman (They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature...)
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To: Ann Archy

Have you noticed how the price of gas has shot up 20-30 cents in the last couple of weeks? This doesn’t help either. Though can you imagine if there were a McCain/Palin administration in office now? The other side would be screaming it’s the Republicans’ fault!! Vote Democrat! Now the media seem to be mostly silent about these price increases. What a surprise. (sarcasm)


155 posted on 10/24/2010 5:51:45 PM PDT by TNCMAXQ
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To: Mr. K

There was a dem congress in 2006 but the economy really started going south in mid 2008 when the smarts realized that Obama would probably be elected.

They pulled back because no one knew that the worst wouldn’t happen. It did.

I expect to see a big bump in economic growth if Republicans take the House and Senate next week.


156 posted on 10/24/2010 5:52:17 PM PDT by altura
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To: randita

Yes-


157 posted on 10/24/2010 5:52:23 PM PDT by Lorianne (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ___ George Orwell)
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To: driftdiver
401k confiscation is coming.

401K confiscation is a call to arms. It will mark the time where the United States formally ends and the shooting war begins.

158 posted on 10/24/2010 5:53:32 PM PDT by meyer (Tax the productive to carry the freeloaders - What is it with democrats and slavery?)
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To: Terabitten

when the economy picks up, when exactly do you think that’s going to happen? It could be another four or five years into the future... or it may not happen at all.

Middle class has probably seen it’s day. The days are over for unskilled or minimally trained in this country, a large percentage of the middle class. Voters are outraged that municipal workers in menial jobs are making high 5 and low 6 figures. That’ll soon be over also. We’re farming out some of our highest tech jobs to India and China so engineers will be harder pressed to find good paying positions here. Everywhere you look it appears to be gloom and doom in the US market. The healthy tax base is no longer there and governments no longer have a gravy train to tap at will. Soon we’ll see massive layoffs in government at all levels.


159 posted on 10/24/2010 5:54:22 PM PDT by Joan Kerrey
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To: My Favorite Headache
What I chuckled at was the reporter looking shocked at a guy with his Masters degree saying he just took a job offer from Target (his first offer in over a year)...for $9.25 an hour...he is a fiber optics engineer.

The main stream media and the Washington elites really do have no idea.

160 posted on 10/24/2010 5:54:40 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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