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Romoney's lies about job growth under Obama

A few more facts that challenge the rightwing myths and lies.

Strong Job Figures Belie Romney’s Attacks
The New Yorker
Posted by John Cassidy
November 2, 2012
(excerpts)
According to the Labor Department’s October employment report, 171,000 new jobs were added last month—the highest figure since February. The new positions were spread throughout the economy, with retailing (plus 36,000), health care (plus 31,000), and business services (plus 51,000) showing particular strength. The only big group of employers that shed workers were state and local governments (minus 13,000) which are still being hit by budget cuts.

Over the past year, the total number of people employed has risen from 140.3 million to 143.4 million, according to the household survey. After allowing for population growth, the number of people unemployed has fallen by a million, and the number working part-time or no longer actively looking for work has dropped by about half a million. The number of people who have been out of work for more than six months—the hard-core unemployed—has fallen by more than eight hundred thousand, and it now stands at five million.
 
Where does it say that 580,000 more people are employed since Obama took office?
 
livefree said:
A few more facts that challenge the rightwing myths and lies.

Strong Job Figures Belie Romney’s Attacks
The New Yorker
Posted by John Cassidy
November 2, 2012
(excerpts)
According to the Labor Department’s October employment report, 171,000 new jobs were added last month—the highest figure since February. The new positions were spread throughout the economy, with retailing (plus 36,000), health care (plus 31,000), and business services (plus 51,000) showing particular strength. The only big group of employers that shed workers were state and local governments (minus 13,000) which are still being hit by budget cuts.

Over the past year, the total number of people employed has risen from 140.3 million to 143.4 million, according to the household survey. After allowing for population growth, the number of people unemployed has fallen by a million, and the number working part-time or no longer actively looking for work has dropped by about half a million. The number of people who have been out of work for more than six months—the hard-core unemployed—has fallen by more than eight hundred thousand, and it now stands at five million.
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next you will tell me luke warm tap water is wine...
 
If the revenue was borrowed that means it has to be paid back. Social security fund is not part of the budget.
 
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