If you’re implying the US could make bank burning more villages I would remind you of the failure of that policy for 9+ years now. We actually spend more to burn villages than we ever reap from the profits of doing so.
ETA: The Archies so have it coming to them. No jury in the land…
A smaller percentage of the workforce is classified as unemployed because the workforce is shrinking. If you include discouraged workers and those marginally attached to the labor force, the unemployment rate is still close to 10%.
I feel sorry for your situation and all, but anecdotes are just that. I just started a new job last week.
I would love to see a comparative graph with those figures included over the last 3 years since you’ve mentioned it.
Losing your job absolutely sucks.
Not realizing that the more localized the government base, the more it affects your life, sucks even more.
If you’re looking to lay blame, here’s a handy primer:
Your local school board > your state’s education department >>>>>>> Obama
(huff huff HUFF HUFF HUUUUFFHH contented sigh)
That felt great! Thanks for giving me the green light.
Here’s a pretty good explanation, with graphs; note especially this one.
That part’s OK, the tough part is talking to yourself and pretending to listen.
Hail to the Chief we have chosen for the nation,
Hail to the Chief! We salute him, one and all.
Hail to the Chief, here’s your slip of separation
Clean out your desk, there’s some boxes in the hall!
I’ll be honest, I don’t know enough about it to argue, but it seems that the peak between 97 and 02 would be when the baby boomers starting hitting 55 (early retirement) or am I just extrapolating two random points?
A. No individual’s personal experience is a reliable indicator of the state of the economy.
B. As a conservative, you should not be complaining about what other people did to put you in your current job situation, you should be affirming that this is a mere temporary setback, a learning opportunity, and that with hard work and pluck, you will be on your feet in a couple of weeks.
I too am sorry you are losing your job, and that education has been taking such a hit.
I assume you will be eschewing any government handouts as we continue to shrink the public sector?
It’s sad that Saint Cad lost his job. It’s a bloody miracle that his school board actually made cuts where they should be made, ie at the District level rather than the site level. The teachers and aides are usually the ones who get it in the neck, not bureaucrats in Admin.
This. I guess it sucks to be the OP.
I don’t give a shit. Sometimes a person who is so eager to put other people on a chopping block or toss them out like garbage, gets “a little taste” for himself. I just can’t bring myself to feel bad at all.
So how IS that starvy beasty thing working out?
This too. After all, only liberal scum and lazy bums take money from the nanny state.
I’m sorry about your job loss. But anecdotal evidence doesn’t cut it. Our entire company got raises last year and my husband (who works for the local school district) is finally getting a raise for the first time in 4 years. We’re also hiring for a temp position, a full time position, and (if Mr. Worker’s Comp doesn’t ever come back), another full time position.
It sucks to not have a job and be on unemployment. Blaming Obama for it is silly, since he just got into office when the whole thing tanked. He didn’t cause that. And it’s hard to try to fix anything when the opposite party is stonewalling him at every turn, just for the fuck of it.
This seems to be a fairly common sentiment in this thread. Can anyone point me to the discussions you’re thinking of? I was generally aware of the OP before this, but i don’t recall any specific run-ins with him over issues of the economy and government policy.
What’s the penalty for Reggiecide?
Oh my God! Reggie is Mitt Romney!
If it makes you feel any better, I fuck myself almost every day
It sucks getting drowned in the bathtub.