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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 05:48 PM Original message |
White House: Unemployment at 9% until 2012 |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Lets hear it for mediocrity! |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. That's not anywhere good enough to be mediocre. n/t |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. i think this is a "setting the bar low" situation.. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 09:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. I think the deficit figure is lowballing it, too |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's likely optimistic. It may not be under 9% till out near 2015. |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. Obviously haven't set foot in Michigan lately |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 06:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. They are doing some good things - that battery plant is a great idea. n/t |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 06:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. The white house was not responsible for that. Yes there was an Obama visit but it was not |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I know. I just think we need things like that. Say another 10,000 of them. |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Yes, the Korean corporation that owns the plant is indeed grateful. |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. I agree with you, but maybe this is a way we can reclaim some |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 06:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Or in Ohio n/t |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. I wonder if this isn't a permanent condition |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 10:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Yup. And then take away the social services network, social security, its all one |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Unless Democrats begin doing something about it, it will be . .. end these fake wars -- |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
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SILVER__FOX52 (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. Well, it will be awhile before the President.............. |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 08:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. It would help if he started doing some of the clearing away, wouldn't it? |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
14. SMart move- set the game anything better is a gain |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. He went after health care, cap and trade (well, in the house) and financial reform. |
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Lost4words (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 09:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. It does not help but there are so many of us today, Im 56 |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 10:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. We're invisible to Washington. |
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nightrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
16. unacceptable |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
20. that's not going to work |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
23. thats a Depression folks |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 08:51 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Paul Krugman's June 27th NYT Op-Ed, "The Third Depression" |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
24. We need to begin to amend and/or overturn the trade agreements . . . |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
25. Think this is looking more and more like a depression . . . and unemployment is much higher |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Amen sister. And many of my friends and I have taken a 50% pay cut |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Depression more fits what you are describing . . . . |
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moksha (345 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
28. That will translate to one-term for President Obama. |
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BillH76 (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
32. Their excuse will be that unemployment is a "lagging indicator"... |
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U4ikLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
33. So now you want the employment pony from Obama? |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
34. And it will drop sharply just before Election Day, I suppose. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
35. Uh, yeah, it's not at 9%. Fuckers. |
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