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UNEMPLOYMENT STORY
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UNEMPLOYMENT: COMPARING REAGAN TO BUSH TO ROMNEY TO OBAMA 6.9% Unemployment Dec 1980 as Reagan was beginning. Jan Jump to 8.2% 11.4% Unemployment Max Under Reagan! Obama almost a POINT LOWER! 8.0% Un
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UNEMPLOYMENT STORY
posted at June 4, 2012 5:39 AM EDT
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UNEMPLOYMENT: COMPARING REAGAN TO BUSH TO ROMNEY TO OBAMA 6.9% Unemployment Dec 1980 as Reagan was beginning. Jan Jump to 8.2% 11.4% Unemployment Max Under Reagan! Obama almost a POINT LOWER! 8.0% Unemployment in January 1985 at end of Reagan's 1st term! Similar to Read More... now! 15.9% Increase in Unemployment Reagan’s FIRST TERM! (8.0-6.9)/6.9 = 15.9%___________________________ 5.3% Unemployment - Bush began as President (Jan 2001). 4.7% Dec 2000! 8.5% Unemployment -January 2009 as GW Bush was leaving Office. 60% Increase 9.0% Unemployment in March 2009 before Stimulus activated. 69% Increase in Unemployment Under Bush! (9.0-5.3)/5.3 = 69%___________________________ 5.3% Unemployment - Romney began as Mass Governor (Dec 2002)! 5.5% Unemployment in January 2007 as Romney was leaving Office. 4% Increase in Unemployment Under Romney! (5.5-5.3)/5.3 = 4%___________________________ 8.5% Unemployment - Obama began as President (Jan 2009). 9.0% Unemployment - Before Obama Stimulus Program (March 2009). Bush Era! 8.2% Unemployment Today - May 2012. 9.9% reduction in Unemployment Under Obama March 2009! (8.2 - 9.0)/9.0 = 9.9%(from Huffington-AOL-post ) |
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Re: UNEMPLOYMENT STORY
posted at June 4, 2012 7:47 AM EDT
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IThe Huffington Post is about as unbiased as MSNBC. The fact is the unemployment rate has ticked up. The number of people that are actually employed as a percentage of the employable population is the lowest its been. Obama and the Socialists had the 3 branches of government to themselves for 2 years, but all they did was ram obamacare and dodd-frankenstein down own throats. The so-called stimulus was a gift to the unions that supported obama. It did nothing to help the economy. There were no shovel ready jobs!!! The 15 "green energy" companies that went belly up after billions in tax dollars were spent was also a waste. Having an EPA and a NLRB that's hostile to business is what's destroying the economy. n Response to UNEMPLOYMENT STORY: UNEMPLOYMENT: COMPARING REAGAN TO BUSH TO ROMNEY TO OBAMA 6.9% Unemployment Dec 1980 as Reagan was beginning. Jan Jump to 8.2% 11.4% Unemployment Max Under Reagan! Obama almost a POINT LOWER! 8.0% Unemployment in January 1985 at end of Reagan's 1st term! Similar to Read More... now! 15.9% Increase in Unemployment Reagan’s FIRST TERM! (8.0-6.9)/6.9 = 15.9% ___________________________ 5.3% Unemployment - Bush began as President (Jan 2001). 4.7% Dec 2000! 8.5% Unemployment -January 2009 as GW Bush was leaving Office. 60% Increase 9.0% Unemployment in March 2009 before Stimulus activated. 69% Increase in Unemployment Under Bush! (9.0-5.3)/5.3 = 69% ___________________________ 5.3% Unemployment - Romney began as Mass Governor (Dec 2002)! 5.5% Unemployment in January 2007 as Romney was leaving Office. 4% Increase in Unemployment Under Romney! (5.5-5.3)/5.3 = 4% ___________________________ 8.5% Unemployment - Obama began as President (Jan 2009). 9.0% Unemployment - Before Obama Stimulus Program (March 2009). Bush Era! 8.2% Unemployment Today - May 2012. 9.9% reduction in Unemployment Under Obama March 2009! (8.2 - 9.0)/9.0 = 9.9% (from Huffington-AOL-post ) Posted by JANMB |
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Re: UNEMPLOYMENT STORY
posted at June 4, 2012 6:35 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: UNEMPLOYMENT STORY: [QUOTE]IThe Huffington Post is about as unbiased as MSNBC. The fact is the unemployment rate has ticked up. The number of people that are actually employed as a percentage of the employable population is the lowest its been. Obama and the Socialists had the 3 branches of government to themselves for 2 years, but all they did was ram obamacare and dodd-frankenstein down own throats. The so-called stimulus was a gift to the unions that supported obama. It did nothing to help the economy. There were no shovel ready jobs!!! The 15 "green energy" companies that went belly up after billions in tax dollars were spent was also a waste. Having an EPA and a NLRB that's hostile to business is what's destroying the economy. n Response to UNEMPLOYMENT STORY : Posted by Labrat64[/ Sorry you have to be disappointed ... but the democrats have always been better at producing jobs and the stock market always does better under the democrats. You can knock the EPA but you like breathing clean air and drinking clean water donncha ? The unions have always given a voice to the WORKERS that contribute to the profits what's not fair about that ? Sorry friend....your arguments dont' convince me anyway....the evidence does.
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