tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612105.post2090649653788378129..comments2024-01-11T02:23:42.118-08:00Comments on Keepin' It Real, Yo: Who Says the Economy Isn't Recovering?piker62http://www.blogger.com/profile/10976799832683250524noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612105.post-64509229988331222042010-05-28T10:53:43.100-07:002010-05-28T10:53:43.100-07:00A very, very wise man once said, "we need to ...A very, very wise man once said, "we need to do better". I'm out of ideas though, since any help the government could lend in this area is socialism. What do you suggest?piker62https://www.blogger.com/profile/10976799832683250524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612105.post-77573423489340128972010-05-28T07:53:43.464-07:002010-05-28T07:53:43.464-07:00Call me nutty... I read that there is net job grow...<i>Call me nutty... I read that there is net job growth, I conclude that more people have jobs.</i><br /><br />So there are no problems with unemployment or the labor market as a whole?<br /><br />Everyone that wants a job has one?<br />No need to extend unemployment benefits anymore?<br />Companies are hiring at a staggering clip?<br />GDP numbers are rising?Speechlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612105.post-36378328856928211372010-05-28T07:42:36.695-07:002010-05-28T07:42:36.695-07:00Call me nutty... I read that there is net job grow...Call me nutty... I read that there is net job growth, I conclude that more people have jobs. <br /><br />By the way, what moves you you like to see the Obama administration make to improve the situation? Isn't the Government supposed to stay out of the way of commerce? How is it the Obama administrations fault exactly?<br /><br />Regarding EJ, not the whole catalog. Maybe just everything after <i>Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.</i>piker62https://www.blogger.com/profile/10976799832683250524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612105.post-32287793134577154892010-05-28T06:06:15.807-07:002010-05-28T06:06:15.807-07:00Having a different name makes one intellectually d...Having a different name makes one intellectually dishonest? Don't let Elton John hear that, or we'll have to destroy all of his CD's.<br /><br />No, intellectual dishonesty happens when you claim that job loss has "reversed", when it's not even close to levelling off. <br /><br />From that very same AP piece you feel is showing how rosy everything is in the job market, comes this passage that says what Publius pointed out earlier:<br /><br /><i>But the latest level of claims is actually higher than it was at the start of the year.</i><br /><br />"More people" aren't getting jobs.460,000 Initial Unemployment Claims Last Weeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612105.post-58534113512587916032010-05-27T22:47:15.083-07:002010-05-27T22:47:15.083-07:00How am I intellectually dishonest, man-who-changes...How am I intellectually dishonest, man-who-changes-his-name-with-every-post? Warner says job loss continues, I point out that more people are employed with each passing month, and I add that we need to do better. But if more people are getting jobs, job loss is decreasing. Feel free to explain where I'm wrong about that one.<br /><br />The unemployment numbers, as you know, are driven by the unemployment claims filed. That number can rise even if more people are getting jobs.piker62https://www.blogger.com/profile/10976799832683250524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612105.post-47002182081945616242010-05-27T22:12:02.070-07:002010-05-27T22:12:02.070-07:00You are the most intellectualy dishonest person I ...You are the most intellectualy dishonest person I have ever met. I notice you didn't provide a link to your AP report, and that you neglected to add the sentences immediately preceeding your cut-n-paste:<br /><br />In a separate report, the Labor Department said the number of newly laid off workers filings claims for unemployment benefits fell to 460,000 last week. But the latest level of claims is actually higher than it was at the start of the year.<br />By this point in the recovery, economists had hoped claims would be in the 400,000 to 425,000 range. That would signal more robust job growth was on the way.<br />The economy did add a net 290,000 jobs in April, the most in four years. But much stronger job growth is needed to drive down the 9.9 percent unemployment rate.<br /><br />If it makes you feel better to selectively read and "share" things, more power to you. Keep whistling past that graveyard.What a joke you arenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612105.post-77509626239006891082010-05-27T22:02:09.943-07:002010-05-27T22:02:09.943-07:00Hey, any word on what the weekly Initial Unemploym...Hey, any word on what the weekly Initial Unemployment Filings in May look like?"Unexpected"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612105.post-78913301388892455892010-05-27T17:26:15.521-07:002010-05-27T17:26:15.521-07:00Hey good news ... it has reversed itself! You'...Hey good news ... it has reversed itself! You'll note this paragraph from AP describes Job Growth. It means more people are getting jobs.<br /><br />"The economy did add a net 290,000 jobs in April, the most in four years. But much stronger job growth is needed to drive down the 9.9 percent unemployment rate."<br /><br />We need to do better, but I'm glad you agree the economy is improved.piker62https://www.blogger.com/profile/10976799832683250524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612105.post-45434411118961496432010-05-27T16:51:36.129-07:002010-05-27T16:51:36.129-07:00Job loss continues and those without a job still c...Job loss continues and those without a job still can't find one. When that reverses itself I'll agree we have a better economy. So far, it hasn't happened, so we do NOT have a good economy. More jobs have been lost under Obama than any president in decades.Publiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673569384659379202noreply@blogger.com