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Falling Unemployment Is Bad News For The Republicants (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2012
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WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)1. if it is sustained, yes, and how can they say that Obama is a job destroyer
when Bush lost jobs during his administration in the private sector while private sector jobs have grown during Obama's administration.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,716 posts)3. There's Still A Lot Of Pain But The Trend Is Encouraging
Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)5. The military cuts
could have a neagtive impact down the road. I'm speaking outisde of the rhetorical aspect of the issue of decreased defense spending wheter for or against. Just the numbers in general as they will have some impact on data and figures. Just read a Slate article echoing this. Curious to see how that plays out.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)2. Why do you think they've worked so hard to prevent job growth?
Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)4. In reality yes
Not in the make believe world of politics and corporate controlled media. I never underestimate their ability to spin anything into a negative.