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Thursday, July 2, 2009

9.5%

Unemployment continues to rise. Is this the jobless recovery?

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  • Posted By: newshound12 @ 07/11/2009 10:36:24 PM

    This is not good. I start getting scared when I hear about a "second stimulus". The first one already put a gigantic burden on generations to come.

  • Posted By: John Dough @ 07/05/2009 3:10:43 PM

    IDoes any of this sound similar. FDR railed against deficits wehn campaigning and then out defcit spend all previous presidents before him. THe NewDeal did nothing to reduce unemployment which was ooover 20% when he took office and remained there despite his massive spending initiatives. WWII ended the depression. Hop were not heading that route again time for Obama and the dems to suck it up and cut spending woow forget that that's not in the Obama/dem agenda too assume full control of all acpescts of our lives. Tea Parties and Term Limits let's clean house.

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  • Posted By: John Dough @ 07/05/2009 2:10:28 PM

    We could start a jobs program by a massive tax cut for business this would free up money for re-investment and jump start the economy. Instead we are borrowing money to fund make work jobs that will expire wth the funding. It is the New Deal re-visited

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