"Vito" wrote in message ...
"Jonathan Ganz"
Maxprop wrote:
The current unemployment rate just dropped from 5.5% to 5.4%. The avg.
unemployment rate during the Clinton administration was 5.8%. Doesn't
wash.
People are beginning to tune Kerry out when he talks about the horrendous
unemployment rate. They don't believe him any more.

It's easy to cite facts but not the truth. Yes, the UER just dropped
0.1%. However, it was completely due to people dropping off the
employment rolls not due to job growth. 144K people found jobs. But
the economy needs about 150-200K to break even on job loss/job
creation.

Gotta agree with Jon on that one. Several friends, union electricians, have
been jobless for over two years! They don't show up in the figures because,
like 1000s of others, their unemployment benefits have ran out.

Tell them to load of their trucks and head to Florida Alabama ect.
They can find all the work they can handle. But since they are union
guys that kind of work my not be worthy.

The job market is coming back ....slowley. The only thing I heard
Kerry say that I like is he want's to cut off tax breaks for companies
that are moving jobs overseas. However I can not find any tax breaks
anywhere on the books that pays to move jobs overseas. I do know
dumbass short sighted bean counters encourage that because in the
short run they can save tonns of money. In the long run it a
disasterious move for white collar positions.

Joe