Vacation Over, Bush Will Hit the Road to Talk Jobs

[Nottingham]

Vacation Over, Bush Will Hit the Road to Talk Jobs
Sat August 30, 2003 03:43 PM ET




CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President Bush said on Saturday he planned to travel to three states next week to talk about job growth and the economy.
Bush also touted the benefits that families and workers received from tax cuts earlier this year and said in a Labor Day weekend radio address that worker productivity grew last year at the fastest rate in more than half a century.

The president spoke a day after the Commerce Department released data showing consumer spending, which makes up about two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, grew last month.

"As consumer spending rises, manufacturers are seeing more new orders for their goods," Bush said. "Low interest rates mean businesses have better balance sheets, and families have saved billions of dollars by refinancing their homes. These are the signs of a reviving economy."

"Now we must build on this progress and make sure that the economy creates enough new jobs for American workers," he said.

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Bush is really not aware of the unemployment out there and people having to take jobs for lesser pay!
I can't wait to see his reception in Missouri! I was there this summer and let me tell ya the unemployment there due to American Airlines and TWA has been staggering! :bounce:

[Voltaire99]

1. Might as well "talk" them...

...when you can't create them.

Speaking of which, the steady gusher of overseas outsourcing in the Tech industry made me take note the other day while reading Slashdot.org. And what struck me is how techies, while a very astute sort about some political issues (privacy and the state, for instance), are as a whole pretty lost when it comes to understanding that the corporate hand that fed them is now in a mood to bite, and bite really hard...

What astounds me about my fellow Americans is how they can devotedly parse their Ayn Rand and Bill O'Reilly, stuffing their heads full of right wing GreedThink, and then still regurgitate the stuff when the same rancid philosophy yanks their jobs out from under them!

[Robin Hood]

33. It is mind boggling.

I have seen it over and over again. I have friends who are highly educated in computers with careers in unix Admin etc.. *They are currently delivering pizza for a living or doing part-time janitorial work. They never saw it coming, despite many warnings that I gave them.

They were once sudo liberals, or just in college. As soon as they started making bank, they were parroting right wing diatribe. now they have to exist on minimum wage and tips. These examples say that book smarts does not account for everything.

*Please note, there is nothing wrong with the jobs above. A job is a job. It just proves how hard it is to get a job these days, when a computer science degree qualifies you to deliver pizza.

But hey. Go Bush!!

[Art_from_Ark]

2. George Bu$h-- the best provider of jobs

India has ever had!

[Corgigal]

13. Witty

Would look GREAT on tee-shirts and bumper stickers.

[LiberalFighter]

28. Just like Reagan was the best President...

that Japan ever had

[Art_from_Ark]

32. Not true-- Reagan's policies were disastrous for Japan's economy

Reagan, and later Bu$h 1, pressured Japan to "fix" things that weren't broken in their economy. Among other things, Reagan-Bu$h pressured Japan to

1) deregulate financial services, leading to a spate of bad loans that have yet to be fully dealt with
2) accept an abrupt 20% increase in the value of the yen that severely hurt exports
3) "voluntarily" curtail exports of well-made, fuel-efficient vehicles and other quality goods to the US
4) build a lot of roads and other civil engineering works that had no use other than for make-work
5) spend much more than what was needed on gold-plated weapons systems
6) tax personal savings account interest at a flat rate of 20% to reduce incentives for Japanese to save their hard-earned money
7) allow giant retailers to run roughshod over smaller mom-and-pop outfits

[JohnKleeb]

3. is he gonna tell the workers why its ok

to slash their overtime pay and why its ok to bust their unions or maybe Dubya should just give up and let a real leader take his place like Dennis Kucinich.

[opihimoimoi]

4. From the looks of it, Bush must have had his girl friends do his homework

in Econ 101

With the largest deficiet in the history of mankind on his lap, he talks of how the tax cuts will help America recover.

The man slept thru class.

His professors must be contacted for proof.

[snippy]

8. I doubt Whistle Ass attended class or turned in any homework.

It would be out of character. His academic accomplishnents would have been prearranged by Poppy.

[goforit]

12. You mean Condi, Ws sweetheart?

Not only did he sleep through class, he is still snoring
through this catastrophy.

Meanwhile it is like a gold rush for all the ruthless thugs(CEOs)
in the world! ROBBER BARON's HEY DAY!!!!

Gore was right, there is a huge disparity between the upper class
and the lower class!

[Buns_of_Fire]

5. So, "worker productivity" grew, huh?

Bush also touted the benefits that families and workers received from tax cuts earlier this year and said in a Labor Day weekend radio address that worker productivity grew last year at the fastest rate in more than half a century.

I'm sure it did. An employee scared-shitless for their job isn't going to balk when Da Boss commands them to work harder and faster -- and, by the way, we aren't going to pay you for those two extra hours of overtime a day.

[DemonFighterLives]

7. Could someone refresh me

How is worker productivity measured? The statement seems a little sketchy at best. Of course he would tout one positive among so many negatives. Time for a replacement worker for his position.

[goforit]

14. And another question is who's statistics is he working with?

Who created these numbers?

Everyone he has appointed has some kind of criminal backround , so how can the public trust any figure that comes out of this gov't?

Ladies and Gentlemen, ......Welcome to our new surreal world!

[opihimoimoi]

31. More work, less pay equals higher worker productivity:: Pub University

ECON 397

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

11. Close an American facility, enlarge the Indian facility...

where the work costs 1/3rd to 1/10th of what it costs here and BINGO, on the paper the stockholder sees, worker productivity has really gone up nicely.

[lumpy]

26. Too true.

Workers who were not affected by layoffs are two-stepping to the overtime beat bumping into walls. Many companies who depend on state contracts are dumping employees because of lack of neeeded work that states cannot afford.

[Skittles]

30. LUMPY IS CORRECT

since my coworkers got laid off I have to work extra hours; I'm constantly on-call and get called even when I'm on vacation. I guess you could say my "productivity" is up but I'm also tired and depressed.

[MaineDem]

6. Living wages

Does he have any idea how many jobs do NOT provide a living wage? How many people are working three and four jobs to try and make-do?

I didn't see any of the "tax benefit" that he touts so strongly. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

He makes me ill. Why don't more people see through this charlatan?

[tabasco]

9. I'm afraid his phony attempts to convince people he cares about jobs

Will be disregarded as Iraq blows up into a major catastrophe. There is no chance of a true economic recovery with the robber barons in control. They are looting as much as possible in their short and ugly reign. The working man will see no relief until a patriotic Democrat is back in the White House, and the Democrats get control of Congress again.

[karlschneider]

10. Doesn't consumer spending always rise when school resumes in the fall?

:eyes:

[goforit]

15. Is he working with "Fuzzy math" again?

What a crock of SH*T!!!!

[DEM FAN]

16. And Talk About What. What The Fuck Has Bush Done To Get People

Working. His Nose Is So Long Now It Is Ready To Fall Off.
What Total BULLSHIT. :-( :-(

[2cents]

17. Another subliminal road trip

Usual canned tripe from Boy George - but snappy new subliminal backdrops.

Damn - I wish we had a real president.

[Catshrink]

18. "Put on the breastplate of righteousness"

That's what Jr. heard in church this morning according to Yahoo's story about his road trips.

The reason we're in this mess is his fundamentalism and self-righteousness -- and these have been fortified. God help the USA.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

19. "Vacation Over, Bush Ignores Job to Tell Lies on Campaign Trail"

Is what the headline should have read.

Sigh

[BelgianMadCow]

27. the headline should read : "Vacation over, Bush hits the road"

as in the song
nuff said


or on second thought, too much silence still
edit taipos

[neuvocat]

20. He's gonna tell everyone they aren't qualified to do their jobs

and since they aren't smart enough, they don't deserve them.

[graphixtech]

21. In KC Sept. 4 (Chamber of Commerce, invitation only)

While Bush is inside talking about the 'wonderful for fat cats economy', there will be plenty of us peons outside standing in disagreement. (photos will follow).
JOIN US, if you can!

http://kciraqtaskforce.org/
http://kcindymedia.org/newswire/display/591/index.php

(Bush visit in Kansas City - Sept. 4!!)

"THE ECONOMIC ADVISORY BOARD OF THE GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO AN ADDRESS ON THE ECONOMY DELIVERED BY
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
GEORGE W. BUSH
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003
THE MUSIC HALL
AT MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
301 WEST 13TH STREET
DOORS OPEN AT 10 A.M."

[cmd]

22. Any have a rough number of jobs that went to India?

I'm going to Richfield tomorrow. I want to take a sign that reads
Job Score

US 0
India ?

[otohara]

23. To Whom? A Bunch of Millionaires?

while raising a few million here and there. Talk all you want Mr. Stupid, it won't do a damn thing for the millions who are out of work.

[JPace]

24. AWOL would get a thundering reception.....

if he took his tour to India and China where
he has been instrumental in increasing employment
by creating millions of manufacturing jobs.

After completing this monumental tour where
everywhere he goes he is sure to be soundly
applauded by grateful Indian and Chinese
citizens he should travel to Iraq where I
would like to see him attend a "parade of freedom".
This would be an opportunity for recently freed
Iraqis to show their deep appreciation to
AWOL for all the astounding changes he has
brought to their way of life.

[frustrated_lefty]

25. If your children ask you the definition of the word "irony,"

show them the headline "Vacation Over, Bush Will Hit the Road to Talk Jobs."

[Lori Price CLG]

29. Oh. I see the Idiot Usurper is *still* talking about nothing.

There *are* no jobs to *talk* about.
:)-Lori