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muriel_volestrangler

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14. Hey, go ahead and invent your own reality

Reply to nebenaube (Reply #13)

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 09:47 AM

Jun 2013

Don't expect anyone to join you in it. No-one will believe for a moment that you are more familiar with the national unemployment situations of 3 separate countries on 2 continents over the past year than the people whose jobs are tracking the figures. Who do you think you are, Thomas Friedman with an extensive list of taxi drivers to tell you what's really going on in the world?

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Why are so many other countries creating more jobs than the US?? [View all] kentuck Jun 2013 OP

yup - our "job creators" are pimping jobs offshore Skittles Jun 2013 #1

It's more than just taxes; it's the total cost of doing business in the US. badtoworse Jun 2013 #2

Right! kentuck Jun 2013 #3

I've never seen a company whose goal was not to maximize profits badtoworse Jun 2013 #5

There is a difference between making a profit, and paying extremely high dividends. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #7

That doesn't make any difference badtoworse Jun 2013 #10

IOW, the US could compete IF ONLY our citizens lived as 3rd-Worlders do. Have I got that right? WinkyDink Jun 2013 #6

Whatever goods or services you provide are being priced on the world market badtoworse Jun 2013 #8

Tariffs ... oldhippie Jun 2013 #15

Cost of health care in the US. Quality of health care in the US. KurtNYC Jun 2013 #4

My husband's company is intent on cutting labor costs, CrispyQ Jun 2013 #9

It'd be worth checking the figures muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #11

so you use nebenaube Jun 2013 #13

Hey, go ahead and invent your own reality muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #14

They're rebounding from a double-dip recession, job growth is usually fastest in such circumstances geek tragedy Jun 2013 #12

And I'll bet no one even EC Jun 2013 #16