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FormerRepublican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 10:40 AM Original message |
Poll question: During the 5 years of Bush, have you been laid off, downsized, had your... |
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Quakerfriend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. Oh, yes. |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. I can relate to that! |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 01:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
53. Same here |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'm probably an anomaly, but..... |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. Life was much better under Clinton. |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:41 AM Response to Reply #19 |
27. I agree. My bonus last year |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 07:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
65. That is so strange that you would not have more in your pocket. |
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thinkingwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. My biz went under |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
4. Due to the nature of the business, I blame 9/11 more than I blame Bush |
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FormerRepublican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 10:52 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. You don't think Bush policies contributed to the economic pain after 9/11? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 03:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
46. Of course they contributed, I have never said otherwise |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. we've been lucky but our health insurance went WAY up. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. That amounts to a pay cut, IMO. n/t |
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SCDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
6. Yes - work in Public Health - focus is now on Bioterrorism |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
7. None of the above, but there is a better than 50 % chance I will |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
9. Twice, and my pay still is 30% less than its peak under Clinton. n/t |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
10. I haven't... |
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vademocrat (962 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
11. I was laid off last July & haven't found anything - |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. You were fortunate that your job lasted this long. |
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vademocrat (962 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 12:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. I was fortunate that it lasted through 5 yrs of this regime - |
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Sammy Pepys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
12. I was unemployed for several months... |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
13. As a programmer... |
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LizW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:53 AM Response to Reply #13 |
31. Time Warner? |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 01:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. No, small company in Baltimore |
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ramapodem (196 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
14. I haven't been laid off or had benefits cut but... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
17. You need options for all of the above (Multiple layoffs... |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
20. Yes. Unemployed for 13 months... |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
21. Our prescription co-pays went from $5 to $35 |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
22. got my grad degree in summer 2001 |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
23. I have been expected to do two jobs in less hours for the same |
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meganmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
24. No, in fact, "business" has picked up significantly for me |
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teriyaki jones (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
25. "Downsized" in October 2002 . . . |
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Obamarama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
50. I feel your pain, teriyaki. I'm a former MarCom professional..... |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 01:24 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. thanks, maybe i can find something there as well |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
26. I haven't, however, my employer has changed health insurance |
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stevietheman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
28. I selected #1 even though I'm struggling to be self-employed as... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
29. Yes, and I'm still unemployed. disability since, PAD, but I was downsized |
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LizW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
30. Husband (IT) laid off twice since 2001, family income down 25% |
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Efilroft Sul (827 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
32. Pay freeze since 2001 for myself and fellow DUer who works next to me. |
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newportdadde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
33. Health premiums have DOUBLED since 1/1/04, retirement cut, raises poor. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 01:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
61. The amount deducted from my husband's pension check |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
35. I'm on my 4th different job... |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
36. I'm making more but keeping WAY less. |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
38. My business has been affected due to Bush & his weak American dollar |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
39. Making more than 2 times what I used to |
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Boomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 10:33 AM Response to Reply #39 |
48. I'm doing better, too |
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DetroitProle (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
40. I'm a full-time student |
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Tulum_Moon (556 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 01:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Way better off under Clinton |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
42. Voted for my son--laid off |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
43. I Voted for my hubby..plant closed, off 1 year, now making |
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DemonGoddess (364 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
44. I answered yes |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-17-06 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
45. Downsized twice, total of two years out of work |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 10:22 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. My out-of-pocket for health care has tripled in 10 years |
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annonymous (850 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
49. My current job is a contract position. |
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mb7588a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
51. The other 43 of you who don't have jobs, |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
52. I was hurt on the job. My employer fired me! |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 01:19 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. A little clarity.. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
54. I happened to have a kid just as he entered office, and I was |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:17 AM Response to Reply #54 |
66. See, that's another thing the *conomy defenders aren't getting . . . |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
56. voting for Hubby- former WorldCom employee |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
57. A Mix Of Both..... |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
59. The last law firm I worked for downsized January 2001 |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
60. Unemployed since October 2000 |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
62. Other: |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 04:40 AM Response to Original message |
63. ttt one more time |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 04:57 AM Response to Original message |
64. Laid off, but found work soon after. |
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