Well, I was all set to do a post on my buddy Fang (who has a wonderful liberally slanted blog ), his back problems, and how he will see the quality of his care reduced if Das Leader gets his way. Instead, I wanted to focus on Mr. 52.7% sidekick.
Look at this whopper:
"I say, 'Don't let your opposition to the Recovery Act blind you to its results. Come see what I see everywhere I go: workers rehired, factories reopened, cops on the street, teachers in the classroom, progress toward getting our economy back on the move.'"
-Washington Post.com 7/17/09
Workers rehired?
As of the end of May 2009, California's job losses were quantified as :
California's year-over job losses totaled 739,500 (4.9 percent) in May 2009. This was the State's largest year-over job loss on record. Unofficial historical data suggest that California's 4.9 percent year-over job loss in May 2009 was the State's largest since March 1946. Year-to-date in 2009, California's nonfarm job losses totaled 348,000 jobs, or an average of 76,800 jobs a month. This was nearly twice the average monthly loss of 38,500 jobs in 2008...
http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/article.asp?ARTICLEID=1258&printerFriendly=true
But there is more:
Nationally, the largest job loss was in manufacturing (156,000). Three additional industry sectors lost more than 50,000 jobs: construction (59,000); trade, transportation, and utilities (54,000); and professional and business services (51,000). Notably, each of these three industries had averaged job losses of well over 100,000 jobs over the six months prior to May. Information (24,000), natural resources and mining (10,000), government (7,000), and other services (1,000) were the other U.S. industry sectors that lost jobs in May 2009.
Four California industry sectors experienced losses of more than 100,000 jobs over the last year: trade, transportation, and utilities (191,000); construction (149,200); professional and business services (126,100); and manufacturing (122,200). Two additional California industry sectors lost more than 50,000 jobs over the last year: leisure and hospitality (62,300), and financial activities (51,600).
Three more California industry sectors lost more than 10,000 jobs over the last year: information (29,200), other services (15,500), and government (14,200). Year-over losses in natural resources and mining totaled 1,400 jobs. Three U.S. industry sectors lost more than one million jobs over the last year: manufacturing (1,570,000); trade, transportation, and utilities (1,193,000); and professional and business services (1,139,000). Year-over job losses in construction totaled 990,000 jobs.
Two additional U.S. industry sectors lost more than 300,000 jobs over the year: financial activities (397,000), and leisure and hospitality (328,000). Information (152,000), other services (123,000), and natural resources and mining (31,000) were the remaining U.S. industry sectors that lost jobs over the last year.
And then the kicker: Nationally, two industry sectors experienced year-over job gains in May 2009: health services (417,000), and government (140,000).
http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/article.asp?ARTICLEID=1258&printerFriendly=true
Thank you California EDD for the Labor info in a May 2009 article.
Well Pinocchio, what does this mean?? It means you are full of fecal matter.
"Workers re-hired":
If you are what? A nurse or government employee? It would make sense for the health workers since everyone is either stressing out or numbing themselves to the insanity coming out of Washington. I'm damn well sure the number of heart attacks, alcoholism, and suicides will go up the next few years all due to the insane economic policies coming from this administration. Just try to get life insurance at a decent premium..
"Factories reopened":
Look at how hard the manufacturing sector has been hit you moron. There isn't an idiot in the room who would dare open one here in California. Hell, I just shut mine down because of OVER REGULATION AND OVER TAXATION. The state of California is insane. It is the gold standard for how liberal and over the top environmental regulation DOES NOT WORK. It strangles any chance a small business has. Now we will have cap and trade--economic suicide! Throw national health care on top of that and it's 8% non compliance penalties--Hello more layoffs!! Get ready Pinocchio, the sky is about to fall!
"Cops on the street":
There were too many layoff links to post, but this one struck me as interesting:
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=10415019
75 cops laid off in Toledo led to mass gun buys. Well, at least there is a plus to the situation
"Teachers in the classroom":
Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Joins Educators in Recognition of Record Number of Teachers Receiving Layoff Notices.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr09/yr09rel40.asp
26,950 teachers have received pink slips so far...
I could only think of one way to wrap this one up.....
-The Cap'n
