Longest stretch of high unemployment since Great Depression

[Onceler]

I think, if you have been paying attention to this thread, you will know that while I acknowledge Bush overspent the federal budget during his administration I believe Obama has not only done nothing to improve the employment situation, he has done a number of things that have made it worse which would include $5trillion plus in deficit spending, repeated extensions of unemployment compensation and creating an iceberg shaped national health care plan that will titanic any future job creation.....

That's your opinion. Doesn't change the fact that it isn't a thread "about Obama."

I'd also argue your opinion, as job growth is currently outpacing job loss by a fairly wide margin.

 

[PostmodernProphet]

That's your opinion. Doesn't change the fact that it isn't a thread "about Obama."

???....of course it is.....

 

[Onceler]

???....of course it is.....

LOL

Okay.

Truthfully, I don't really expect much out of you that wouldn't fall under "dopey."

 

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how onceler debates:

you're dopey

you can't read

i'm right because i say so

you can't read

you're dopey

 

[Onceler]

It's always so easy to tell when Yurt is irked.

 

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notice onceler didn't deny anything i said...thus, according to him....i'm right.

 

[Onceler]

It's always easy to tell when Yurt is really irked.

Such a whiny poster.

 

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It's always so easy to tell when Yurt is irked.

Too true, is he awake? If the answer is yes then he is irked!

 

[PostmodernProphet]

I'd rather get back to talking about how Obama has fucked up the economy over the last three years........doesn't anyone want to defend him any more?.....

 

[PostmodernProphet]

as job growth is currently outpacing job loss by a fairly wide margin.

do you find it odd then that unemployment is only going down a tenth of a percent?......or is that what you meant by "wide margin"......

 

[The Dude]

I'd rather get back to talking about how Obama has fucked up the economy over the last three years........doesn't anyone want to defend him any more?.....

I'll bet you anything you want, if the stock market is up 10% more he crushes Romney

 

[PostmodernProphet]

would someone do me a favor and remind TS that I put him on ignore about four months ago?.....

 

[Onceler]

do you find it odd then that unemployment is only going down a tenth of a percent?......or is that what you meant by "wide margin"......

No. By a "wide margin," I mean that the economy used to be losing 400-500,000 jobs per month, and is now gaining roughly 200,000 jobs per month on average.

That's what I mean. Keep giving it the good ol' college try though, dopey.

 

[PostmodernProphet]

No. By a "wide margin," I mean that the economy used to be losing 400-500,000 jobs per month, and is now gaining roughly 200,000 jobs per month on average.

I can remember times when the economy was adding 4-500k jobs a month as well....

the fact remains, unemployment was under 8% when Obama took office.....he'll be lucky if it's below 8% when he leaves.......

 

[Onceler]

I can remember times when the economy was adding 4-500k jobs a month as well....

Yep - so can I. That would be an even wider margin.

 

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No. By a "wide margin," I mean that the economy used to be losing 400-500,000 jobs per month, and is now gaining roughly 200,000 jobs per month on average.

That's what I mean. Keep giving it the good ol' college try though, dopey.

Your 200k gain per month on average is a tad high, the avg the last 12 months is about 150k.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

side note: avg for last six months is 142k.

edit the edit of the edit: those numbers are wrong... that site didn't include the latest. Your fault.