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rhett o rick

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21. My argument isnt with the accuracy of the graph. And of course Obama is the only

Reply to JoePhilly (Reply #16)

Sat May 5, 2012, 01:54 PM

May 2012

choice. But let's not fool ourselves. Let's show the truth. If an autoworker is earning $50 per hour and he loses his job. The employment graph would show that as a negative. When he gets hired back at the same job for $14 per hour the employment graph would look good. No net job loss. Of course it's better than no job, but it's still shit. He will have to get another job to pay his mortgage. Just showing the employment graph is misrepresentation.
I will vote for Pres Obama but I still want to know the truth.

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CHART: Economy Has Recovered All Private Sector Jobs Lost Since Obama Took Office [View all] ProSense May 2012 OP

Suck on it, GOPers. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #1

K & R. n/t FSogol May 2012 #2

Now if we could only recover the missing Living Wage pay that is missing from those recovered jobs. RC May 2012 #3

If its never discussed, how do you know its "missing"? JoePhilly May 2012 #4

I agree with you. We should be happy that we have lots of min wage jobs rhett o rick May 2012 #5

Except I did not say that. JoePhilly May 2012 #7

But of course not. You just ask questions. Harder to pin you down. Oh yes, you also use rhett o rick May 2012 #10

Actually, I do care about the whole story. JoePhilly May 2012 #12

Just because Pres Obama is a better choice doesnt mean we should only look at rhett o rick May 2012 #13

If your friend's house burned to the ground ... they'd end up living somewhere else until it was ... JoePhilly May 2012 #16

My argument isnt with the accuracy of the graph. And of course Obama is the only rhett o rick May 2012 #21

I know it is missing because of the lack of mention in stories about "Just Jobs" RC May 2012 #6

Sure ... and we might also ask why ... JoePhilly May 2012 #8

K&R and bookmarked to bash the whiners jpak May 2012 #9

Still serious losses of governmental jobs and teaching jobs JPZenger May 2012 #11

Um... that's 4.4 million short. cthulu2016 May 2012 #14

Actually, ProSense May 2012 #15

Oh, FFS cthulu2016 May 2012 #18

Wow, ProSense May 2012 #19

Wow. I thought employment was dead. DevonRex May 2012 #17

Yup, now it's time to dig into the Bush losses. FarLeftFist May 2012 #20