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Even the difference with a better educational system and a expanded field of science, tech and r@D!
Even the difference with a better educational system and a expanded field of science, tech and r@D!
Let's be fair:
FACT CHECK: Less than meets eye in Obama speech
Ho hum, par for the course going back to Nixon and probably before
REP. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS of Washington, in her prepared Republican response: "Last month, more Americans stopped looking for a job than found one. Too many people are falling further and further behind because, right now, the president's policies are making people's lives harder."
THE FACTS: She leaves out a significant factor in the high number of people who aren't looking for jobs: Baby boomers are retiring.
It's true that a large part of the still-high unemployment rate is due to jobless workers who have given up looking for a job. There are roughly three people seeking every job opening, a circumstance that can discourage others from trying. But one big reason people aren't seeking employment is that there are so many boomers the generation born in the immediate aftermath of World War II and therefore more than the usual number of retirements.
As of December, the economy had gained 3,246,000 jobs since Obama took office in January 2009. When he was inaugurated, the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent and on the rise. It peaked at 10 percent in October 2009 and has been inching down ever since, to 6.7 percent this past December.
Even the difference with a better educational system and a expanded field of science, tech and r@D!
What's r@d?
Even the difference with a better educational system and a expanded field of science, tech and r@D!
What's r@d?
research and development for that research.
The speech was flat, boring, uninspiring.
The speech was flat, boring, uninspiring.
Empty gestures.
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