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rozey2680 Joined Fri 11/10/06 Posts: 13559	Wed 04/09/08 03:20 PM
Comparing Labor Market Data in 1996 and 2008 Democrats on the Economy in 1996: “Our economy is the healthiest it has been in three decades.” (President Bill Clinton, State of the Union Address, January 23, 1996) Democrats on the Economy in 2008: “The bottom line is that this administration is the owner of the worst jobs record since Herbert Hoover." (Senator Charles Schumer, Press Release, March 7, 2008) Key Labor Market Statistics in 1996 and 2008 March 1996 March 2008 1. U.S. Unemployment Rate 5.5% 5.1% 2. Number of Long-Term Unemployed 1.33 million 1.28 million 3. Average Weeks Unemployed 17.3 weeks 16.2 weeks 4. Median Weeks Unemployed 8.3 weeks 8.1 weeks 5. Not in Labor Force because discouraged over job prospects 451,000 401,000 6. Democrats calling for Extended Unemployment Benefits? No Yes 7. President’s Party Affiliation Democrat Republican

azrae1l Joined Sat 03/24/07 Posts: 3624	Wed 04/09/08 03:23 PM
so your saying republican is better?

baroosie Joined Fri 01/18/08 Posts: 859	Wed 04/09/08 03:25 PM
IF ANYONE BELIEVES TODAYS ECONOMIC FIGURES, THEYRE GULLIBLE AS ALL HELL!

Derekkye Joined Sat 12/22/07 Posts: 3427	Wed 04/09/08 03:28 PM Edited by Derekkye on Wed 04/09/08 03:29 PM
Interesting fact: there are 17 q's in the book of Genesis (KJV), and q is the 17th letter of the alphabet.

1956deluxe Joined Thu 12/06/07 Posts: 8559	Wed 04/09/08 03:35 PM
FACT: Stress causes ear wax.

Starsailor2851 Joined Mon 07/02/07 Posts: 1430	Wed 04/09/08 03:41 PM
Trace all current economic woes right to the response of the government following the Dot Com bubble burst. Who would have thought the internet would have ruined us? ...well besides for ruining the social fabric of our society.

Drew07_2 Joined Thu 09/20/07 Posts: 716	Wed 04/09/08 05:33 PM
Comparing Labor Market Data in 1996 and 2008 Democrats on the Economy in 1996: “Our economy is the healthiest it has been in three decades.” (President Bill Clinton, State of the Union Address, January 23, 1996) Democrats on the Economy in 2008: “The bottom line is that this administration is the owner of the worst jobs record since Herbert Hoover." (Senator Charles Schumer, Press Release, March 7, 2008) Key Labor Market Statistics in 1996 and 2008 March 1996 March 2008 1. U.S. Unemployment Rate 5.5% 5.1% 2. Number of Long-Term Unemployed 1.33 million 1.28 million 3. Average Weeks Unemployed 17.3 weeks 16.2 weeks 4. Median Weeks Unemployed 8.3 weeks 8.1 weeks 5. Not in Labor Force because discouraged over job prospects 451,000 401,000 6. Democrats calling for Extended Unemployment Benefits? No Yes 7. President’s Party Affiliation Democrat Republican Wait, but how can that be? I mean, it's the worst it's been since Hoover? This must be part of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy!!! Or perhaps Bilderberg? What we need is for Ross Perot to create a chart, buy up some air-time and teach us all a thing or three about chickens and stuff :) Drew

mnhiker Joined Wed 02/14/07 Posts: 3771	Wed 04/09/08 06:13 PM
Comparing Labor Market Data in 1996 and 2008 Democrats on the Economy in 1996: “Our economy is the healthiest it has been in three decades.” (President Bill Clinton, State of the Union Address, January 23, 1996) Democrats on the Economy in 2008: “The bottom line is that this administration is the owner of the worst jobs record since Herbert Hoover." (Senator Charles Schumer, Press Release, March 7, 2008) Key Labor Market Statistics in 1996 and 2008 March 1996 March 2008 1. U.S. Unemployment Rate 5.5% 5.1% 2. Number of Long-Term Unemployed 1.33 million 1.28 million 3. Average Weeks Unemployed 17.3 weeks 16.2 weeks 4. Median Weeks Unemployed 8.3 weeks 8.1 weeks 5. Not in Labor Force because discouraged over job prospects 451,000 401,000 6. Democrats calling for Extended Unemployment Benefits? No Yes 7. President’s Party Affiliation Democrat Republican Wait, but how can that be? I mean, it's the worst it's been since Hoover? This must be part of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy!!! Or perhaps Bilderberg? What we need is for Ross Perot to create a chart, buy up some air-time and teach us all a thing or three about chickens and stuff :) Drew Statisticians lie, or can skew the data to whatever they want them to be. And once the people who collect unemployment fall off the rolls, they aren't counted any more in the statistics.

Dragoness Joined Wed 10/17/07 Posts: 23320	Wed 04/09/08 06:15 PM
Comparing Labor Market Data in 1996 and 2008 Democrats on the Economy in 1996: “Our economy is the healthiest it has been in three decades.” (President Bill Clinton, State of the Union Address, January 23, 1996) Democrats on the Economy in 2008: “The bottom line is that this administration is the owner of the worst jobs record since Herbert Hoover." (Senator Charles Schumer, Press Release, March 7, 2008) Key Labor Market Statistics in 1996 and 2008 March 1996 March 2008 1. U.S. Unemployment Rate 5.5% 5.1% 2. Number of Long-Term Unemployed 1.33 million 1.28 million 3. Average Weeks Unemployed 17.3 weeks 16.2 weeks 4. Median Weeks Unemployed 8.3 weeks 8.1 weeks 5. Not in Labor Force because discouraged over job prospects 451,000 401,000 6. Democrats calling for Extended Unemployment Benefits? No Yes 7. President’s Party Affiliation Democrat Republican Wait, but how can that be? I mean, it's the worst it's been since Hoover? This must be part of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy!!! Or perhaps Bilderberg? What we need is for Ross Perot to create a chart, buy up some air-time and teach us all a thing or three about chickens and stuff :) Drew Statisticians lie, or can skew the data to whatever they want them to be. And once the people who collect unemployment fall off the rolls, they aren't counted any more in the statistics. True

willy_cents Joined Sat 07/14/07 Posts: 4471	Wed 04/09/08 06:17 PM
IDK about the rest of the country, but, in wyoming, there is no one to hire. No Joke. everyone who wants a job has one. unemployment is lowest in history, just over 2% in the county I live in. However, according to the meida, everyone is out of work and on welfare. So much for the MSM

mnhiker Joined Wed 02/14/07 Posts: 3771	Wed 04/09/08 06:22 PM Edited by mnhiker on Wed 04/09/08 06:23 PM
IDK about the rest of the country, but, in wyoming, there is no one to hire. No Joke. everyone who wants a job has one. unemployment is lowest in history, just over 2% in the county I live in. However, according to the meida, everyone is out of work and on welfare. So much for the MSM You can't gauge what's happening in the rest of the country by just what's happening in Wyoming.

Lindyy Joined Tue 01/01/08 Posts: 2699	Wed 04/09/08 10:26 PM
IDK about the rest of the country, but, in wyoming, there is no one to hire. No Joke. everyone who wants a job has one. unemployment is lowest in history, just over 2% in the county I live in. However, according to the meida, everyone is out of work and on welfare. So much for the MSM You can't gauge what's happening in the rest of the country by just what's happening in Wyoming. Lindyy says: OMG mnhiker, we kind of agree. OH, no, it is the end of the world. Here in Pittsburgh the economy is horrid. BUT, I have friends in Texas and North Carolina who say the economy is booming. (I must add this, PGH, all of PA is democrat, Texas is Republican, do not know what N. Carolina is but it is in the Bible Belt, would assume that is Republican.) Regardless, of my 'must add' I think it depends on each state and what has been going on in each one for years. Lindyy

mnhiker Joined Wed 02/14/07 Posts: 3771	Wed 04/09/08 11:01 PM
IDK about the rest of the country, but, in wyoming, there is no one to hire. No Joke. everyone who wants a job has one. unemployment is lowest in history, just over 2% in the county I live in. However, according to the meida, everyone is out of work and on welfare. So much for the MSM You can't gauge what's happening in the rest of the country by just what's happening in Wyoming. Lindyy says: OMG mnhiker, we kind of agree. OH, no, it is the end of the world. Here in Pittsburgh the economy is horrid. BUT, I have friends in Texas and North Carolina who say the economy is booming. (I must add this, PGH, all of PA is democrat, Texas is Republican, do not know what N. Carolina is but it is in the Bible Belt, would assume that is Republican.) Regardless, of my 'must add' I think it depends on each state and what has been going on in each one for years. Lindyy Just like that REM song, 'It's The End of the World As We Know It'! But hasn't it always been so?