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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 7, 2008 17:34:52 GMT -5
By the way......Carter "peaked" in 1980 with an inflation of 13.5%, a unemployment rate of 7.0, with a misery index of 20.5.
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Post by steiny on Apr 7, 2008 19:25:44 GMT -5
Good points Woody. There are plenty of good jobs out there, trouble is, the folks that sit around and complain, aren't willing to make any lifestyle changes or or do what it takes to get and keep one of those good jobs.
If you think it's bad now, you are nuts. We've not seen truly hard times in the midwest for decades. When my dad was born in 30, his dad and mom left dad at my uncles farm, and grandad (who was college educated) traveled all over, living out of a camper, working construction jobs, or whatever he had to do to earn a living and provide some cash to support the family. Folks back then would do what it took to support themselves, they understood the value of a dollar, families took care of one another, and they had some backbone. Plus there weren't many government handout programs like today.
So don't tell me these are hard times, when you're still sitting in your warm dry house, pecking away on your computer, with a full belly. If you're not happy with the job opportunities where you are at, get off your tail and go somewhere better, or start educating yourself so you can get a better job.
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Post by 76chevy on Apr 7, 2008 20:28:12 GMT -5
...a job is a job... and if unemployment is that bad than you would think people would be happy to have any job they could get. There is not a problem with jobs in our area.... The classifieds are full of them... a few factories are laying off... but that is common place for every factory. If you know people looking for work then send them here... we have plenty of low paying job that can be filled... I would argue that a "job is not a job" what IN needs in an increase in high tech or skilled labor jobs not more retail CSR or low paying jobs. The state is one of the worst for losing top college grads to other states with better opportunities. I work in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry and many of my classmates left IN for better salaries and more opportunity.
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Post by swilk on Apr 7, 2008 21:00:59 GMT -5
Yeah the consumer price index is up, unemployment is up, home foreclosures are up, fuel costs are up. And guess what REAL WAGES (ie purchasing power) are down! Bush has been a total failure on a number of issues, the economy just being one. His legacy will put him at the bottom of the list of our presidents. Bush had nothing to do with the cheap credit lenders were pushing on people who really shouldn`t have been able to qualify anyway. So the numbers of foreclosures can`t be pushed of on this administration. Same for fuel costs. It appears that you may subscribe to the same thinking that said Bush was responsible for 9-11, the hurricanes, and everything else that ever went wrong during his presidency. I certainly don`t agree with everything he`s done during his time in the White House, but he`s not the complete flop you would like to portray him as either. Not to pile on Bush .... but ever heard of Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac? Our Government is a mess from top to bottom. Im not saying Bush is to solely to blame but he who holds the position gets the praise in the good times and the blame in the bad.
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Post by drgreyhound on Apr 8, 2008 4:26:49 GMT -5
I completely agree with this. I think, in an essential sense, a job really IS a job, and as demand for some goods and services goes up, jobs in producing those goods or services will also increase. One can always choose to research the market, find out what goods and services are in hot commodity at any point in time, and make themselves marketable to produce that good or deliver that service rather than complain that he or she can not obtain "the right job" and refuse working the lower-status or less attractive jobs that might be available.
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Post by huxbux on Apr 8, 2008 19:20:40 GMT -5
Since we live in a free market economy, I fail to see how any government entity can be held accountable for the current state of affairs.
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Post by 76chevy on Apr 8, 2008 20:06:07 GMT -5
the reality is that the government steps in from time to time to regulate the free market, ie anti trust laws etc.
you are right though the govt is not responsible for what happens, they are just responsible for allowing free trade to exist.
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Post by huxbux on Apr 8, 2008 21:23:39 GMT -5
Thank goodness, they've done something right then.
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Post by trapperdave on Jan 12, 2009 9:57:20 GMT -5
Anyone want to go back and change their answers??? LOL
Couldnt see the writing on the wall!!
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Post by trapperdave on Jan 12, 2009 9:58:58 GMT -5
I find it entertaining to go back and look at all the sheeple with their heads in the sand. ;D
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Post by 76chevy on Jan 12, 2009 10:06:31 GMT -5
It's no longer a myth. I find it entertaining to go back and look at all the sheeple with their heads in the sand.
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