Romney and GOP in Panic After Unemployment drops to 7.8%

[Chris]

Republicans are lying about unemployment because the stimulus worked.

All they have is lies.

 

[Mac1958]

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The updated unemployment rate will next be announced the Friday before the election.

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[Claudette]

Oh and does anyone think that 7.8% is the real number?? Anymore than 8 or 8.1 or 2 was the real UE number??

Don't think so.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

We have just had the fastest drop in unemployment since 1984....from 10.2% to 7.8%%. All this in spite of the fact that House Republicans have blocked infrastructure spending bills that would have helped. Why? Because Republicans are more concerned with winning the election than helping America.

The faster people leave the work force the lower unemployment will be. If nobody works and no one is looking for work there is 0 unemployment just what obama wants.

 

[JoeB131]

What? The unemployment rate is 7.8%? What the fuck, nutters! Can't you assholes handle a simple sabotage job?

The American labor force is SHRINKING--not growing. There are fewer Americans employed this year than last year and the year before that. It continues to shrink.


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That's because we have more people retiring than entering the work force, dumbass.

It's the problem the entire western world has, not just us.

We're just the only ones who think the answer is giving the rich more dancing horsies...

 

[Luddly Neddite]

We have just had the fastest drop in unemployment since 1984....from 10.2% to 7.8%%. All this in spite of the fact that House Republicans have blocked infrastructure spending bills that would have helped. Why? Because Republicans are more concerned with winning the election than helping America.

And they are not the least bit ashamed to admit they want Americans to SUFFER the loss of their jobs.

September 18, 2012
RUSH: I happen to know that Romney wants for this country the same thing I want.

November 5, 2008
RUSH: I hope all your Joe the Plumbers are unemployed in six months! There.

October 31, 2008
RUSH: Joe the Plumber. Now, Joe the Plumber is an average citizen

Pubs have fought every single jobs bill during President Obama's tenure and rw voters are in favor of that.

 

[kwc57]

We have just had the fastest drop in unemployment since 1984....from 10.2% to 7.8%%. All this in spite of the fact that House Republicans have blocked infrastructure spending bills that would have helped. Why? Because Republicans are more concerned with winning the election than helping America.

And they are not the least bit ashamed to admit they want Americans to SUFFER the loss of their jobs.

September 18, 2012
RUSH: I happen to know that Romney wants for this country the same thing I want.

November 5, 2008
RUSH: I hope all your Joe the Plumbers are unemployed in six months! There.

October 31, 2008
RUSH: Joe the Plumber. Now, Joe the Plumber is an average citizen

Pubs have fought every single jobs bill during President Obama's tenure and rw voters are in favor of that.

Gaze into your crystal ball and tell us how many Republican bills died at the hands of Harry Reid. Tit/tat.

 

[kaz]

Republicans are lying about unemployment because the stimulus worked.

All they have is lies.

My God, after 4 years of Obama unemployment at 7.8% is you saying the stimulus "worked?" Someone needs to slap some sense into you, here you go...

 

[Katzndogz]

One would think that democrats actually believe that once a person reaches the age of 65, they automatically retire. In reality, they keep working.

If you really want to rely on statistical figures, more older workers are continuing to work.

Number of People Over 65 in the Workforce Rises

The number of senior citizens in the workforce has risen to more than ever before.

Nearly one in five people 65 and older are working, which is the highest percentage since 1964.

The recession has something to do with it for some, but that's not the only factor.

Ann Marie Leonard, 68, works at the Hardesty-Higgins House Visitor Center in Harrisonburg.

Leonard retired from her other job around 10 years ago, and started working as a travel counselor at the visitor center more than five years ago.

 

[papagallo73]

Has that "Jobs Task Force" finally gotten around to meeting up? What's it been? 11 months or so?

 

[kaz]

Has that "Jobs Task Force" finally gotten around to meeting up? What's it been? 11 months or so?

Why would they meet? They got jobs when they joined the task force...

 

[edthecynic]

One would think that democrats actually believe that once a person reaches the age of 65, they automatically retire. In reality, they keep working.

If you really want to rely on statistical figures, more older workers are continuing to work.

Number of People Over 65 in the Workforce Rises

The number of senior citizens in the workforce has risen to more than ever before.

Nearly one in five people 65 and older are working, which is the highest percentage since 1964.

The recession has something to do with it for some, but that's not the only factor.

Ann Marie Leonard, 68, works at the Hardesty-Higgins House Visitor Center in Harrisonburg.

Leonard retired from her other job around 10 years ago, and started working as a travel counselor at the visitor center more than five years ago.

Since there are more Boomers then in previous generations reaching 65, wouldn't there be BOTH more retirees AND more Boomers working after 65?!!! Of course there would, but the fact that the right can't see that is a testament to how easily they are manipulated. Since less than 1 in 5 over 65 are working then more than 4 out of 5 over 65 ARE retiring, that's over 80% of the 300,000 Boomers reaching 65 each month retiring.

 

[beretta304]

One would think that democrats actually believe that once a person reaches the age of 65, they automatically retire. In reality, they keep working.

If you really want to rely on statistical figures, more older workers are continuing to work.

Number of People Over 65 in the Workforce Rises

The number of senior citizens in the workforce has risen to more than ever before.

Nearly one in five people 65 and older are working, which is the highest percentage since 1964.

The recession has something to do with it for some, but that's not the only factor.

Ann Marie Leonard, 68, works at the Hardesty-Higgins House Visitor Center in Harrisonburg.

Leonard retired from her other job around 10 years ago, and started working as a travel counselor at the visitor center more than five years ago.

Since there are more Boomers then in previous generations reaching 65, wouldn't there be BOTH more retirees AND more Boomers working after 65?!!! Of course there would, but the fact that the right can't see that is a testament to how easily they are manipulated. Since less than 1 in 5 over 65 are working then more than 4 out of 5 over 65 ARE retiring, that's over 80% of the 300,000 Boomers reaching 65 each month retiring.

Here we go again with the same topic with a slight deviation. Next he'll be posting about retirees vis a vis the BLS data.

 

[kaz]

Since there are more Boomers then in previous generations reaching 65, wouldn't there be BOTH more retirees AND more Boomers working after 65?!!! Of course there would, but the fact that the right can't see that is a testament to how easily they are manipulated. Since less than 1 in 5 over 65 are working then more than 4 out of 5 over 65 ARE retiring, that's over 80% of the 300,000 Boomers reaching 65 each month retiring.

You're on a one man quest to show how ridiculous people who question government are, aren't you Ed?

 

[sfcalifornia]

Republicans are lying about unemployment because the stimulus worked.

All they have is lies.

My God, after 4 years of Obama unemployment at 7.8% is you saying the stimulus "worked?" Someone needs to slap some sense into you, here you go...

Would you prefer 12% unemployment without the stimulus?

Poll Results | IGM Forum

80% of the 40 economists surveyed agree with the CBO that the stimulus worked.

Are you an economist?

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Republicans are lying about unemployment because the stimulus worked.

All they have is lies.

My God, after 4 years of Obama unemployment at 7.8% is you saying the stimulus "worked?" Someone needs to slap some sense into you, here you go...

Would you prefer 12% unemployment without the stimulus?

Poll Results | IGM Forum

80% of the 40 economists surveyed agree with the CBO that the stimulus worked.

Are you an economist?

Real unemployement is 14.7%.... we spent a a gazillion $$ to get 14.7% real unemployment?

 

[edthecynic]

One would think that democrats actually believe that once a person reaches the age of 65, they automatically retire. In reality, they keep working.

If you really want to rely on statistical figures, more older workers are continuing to work.

Number of People Over 65 in the Workforce Rises

The number of senior citizens in the workforce has risen to more than ever before.

Nearly one in five people 65 and older are working, which is the highest percentage since 1964.

The recession has something to do with it for some, but that's not the only factor.

Ann Marie Leonard, 68, works at the Hardesty-Higgins House Visitor Center in Harrisonburg.

Leonard retired from her other job around 10 years ago, and started working as a travel counselor at the visitor center more than five years ago.

Since there are more Boomers then in previous generations reaching 65, wouldn't there be BOTH more retirees AND more Boomers working after 65?!!! Of course there would, but the fact that the right can't see that is a testament to how easily they are manipulated. Since less than 1 in 5 over 65 are working then more than 4 out of 5 over 65 ARE retiring, that's over 80% of the 300,000 Boomers reaching 65 each month retiring.

Here we go again with the same topic with a slight deviation. Next he'll be posting about retirees vis a vis the BLS data.

I love it, you guys post complete bullshit about retirees and I'm not allowed to make fools of you!!!

 

[Full-Auto]

The unemployment rate is exactly what it was when Obama took office.

In other words he has done NOTHING!

The same thing happened in Reagan's first term but you won't hear a rightwing nut anywhere say that that is why Reagan shouldn't have been re-elected.

Exactly.

Obama's unemployment rate almost exactly mirrors Reagan's.

It's morning in America.

Less the participation rate........Fair point........

 

[beretta304]

Since there are more Boomers then in previous generations reaching 65, wouldn't there be BOTH more retirees AND more Boomers working after 65?!!! Of course there would, but the fact that the right can't see that is a testament to how easily they are manipulated. Since less than 1 in 5 over 65 are working then more than 4 out of 5 over 65 ARE retiring, that's over 80% of the 300,000 Boomers reaching 65 each month retiring.

Here we go again with the same topic with a slight deviation. Next he'll be posting about retirees vis a vis the BLS data.

I love it, you guys post complete bullshit about retirees and I'm not allowed to make fools of you!!!

Wrong! You bore the board to death with your one note song!

 

[edthecynic]

Since there are more Boomers then in previous generations reaching 65, wouldn't there be BOTH more retirees AND more Boomers working after 65?!!! Of course there would, but the fact that the right can't see that is a testament to how easily they are manipulated. Since less than 1 in 5 over 65 are working then more than 4 out of 5 over 65 ARE retiring, that's over 80% of the 300,000 Boomers reaching 65 each month retiring.

You're on a one man quest to show how ridiculous people who question government are, aren't you Ed?

No, I'm simply showing just how stupid it to claim that because there are more people over 65 working there must be less people retiring. That bullshit makes the moronic assumption that there were no more Boomers than any other retiring generation. But you knew that already which is why you created your government Straw Man.