#397342 - 10/08/0401:14 AM
Re: Political Discussion: One Thread Only!
DEN
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Registered: 08/10/03
Posts: 4898
Loc: Newington
I really do not think any media source celebrates the loss of one’s employment but keep in mind when Taco Bell terminates 3-employees it certainly isn’t newsworthy. When a couple of thousand from one company receive their pink slips, it will make the news!
This week alone: Hedstrom Corp 800 employees Bank of America 4,500 employees AT&T 7,400 employees Unisys Corp 1,400 employees Kodak 800 employees
I find it hard to believe that a quarter of million jobs were created in one month when the economists give estimates of 50,000 to 250,000 new jobs created, that’s quit a range. We both know these numbers are all over the place and uncertain, hopefully we’ll have accurate numbers after this winter.
I for one cannot celebrate a personal income growth of 10% in three years without recognizing increased medical and energy costs. If anything, over the past three years we’re probably –30% in the hole, as for lack of deposable income “savings” and increased personal debt. The whole thing sucks big time and I hope somebody has the answer.