Re: Wisconsin Republicans vote to strip public worker collective bargaining rights wi
The tax cuts worked, 8.5 million jobs created from 2003-2007. The housing bubble burst and the financial meltdown as a result negated the effects of the tax cuts which after a time wear out, just like a pay raise wears out over time and you expect another one. Cut the corporate tax rate, revise the capital gains tax code, restructure the depreciation schedules, and reward individuals for innovation and creativity, all contrary to the Obama beliefs and economic model.
Your right however if you look at the numbers below you will see that the labor force increased between 2001 and 2009 and where more people found work the unemployment rate went up during the same period of time
Unemployment numbers are also effected by the two year extension to unemployment benefits, The housing bubble collapsed accounting for millions of lost jobs
The housing bubble has collapsed , the tax cuts have been extended for two years, where do you see work coming from?
If we are going to have a honest debate every thing has to be put on the table, other wise we are just repeating talking points, is that all this is about?
I am retired from private sector employment, My daughter is a doctor, I have one grandson they will survive the down turn in our economy, but what about all of those who have lost their jobs lost their homes and can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, if we continue to support failed policies and can't move pass rhetorical talking points we are going to continue to sink into an economic pit that we can not get out of
United States Unemployment data
YEAR.............LABOR FORCE.......EMPLOYED......UNEMPLOYED......UNEMP RATE
2010 YTD Average 153,888,667 139,063,917 14,824,750 9.6%
2009 08BM 154,142,000 139,877,000 14,265,000 9.3%
2008 08BM 154,287,000 145,362,000 8,924,000 5.8%
2007 08BM 153,124,000 146,047,000 7,078,000 4.6%
2006 08BM 151,428,000 144,427,000 7,001,000 4.6%
2005 08BM 149,320,000 141,730,000 7,591,000 5.1%
2004 147,401,000 139,252,000 8,149,000 5.5%
2003 146,510,000 137,736,000 8,774,000 6.0%
2002 144,863,000 136,485,000 8,378,000 5.8%
2001 143,734,000 136,933,000 6,801,000 4.7%
2000 142,583,000 136,891,000 5,692,000 4.0%
1999 139,368,000 133,488,000 5,880,000 4.2%
1998 137,673,000 131,463,000 6,210,000 4.5%
1997 136,297,000 129,558,000 6,739,000 4.9%
1996 133,943,000 126,708,000 7,236,000 5.4%
1995 132,304,000 124,900,000 7,404,000 5.6%
1994 131,056,000 123,060,000 7,996,000 6.1%
1993 129,200,000 120,259,000 8,940,000 6.9%
1992 128,105,000 118,492,000 9,613,000 7.5%
1991 126,346,000 117,718,000 8,628,000 6.8%
1990 125,840,000 118,793,000 7,047,000 5.6%
1989 123,869,000 117,342,000 6,528,000 5.3%
1988 121,669,000 114,968,000 6,701,000 5.5%
1987 119,865,000 112,440,000 7,425,000 6.2%
1986 117,834,000 109,597,000 8,237,000 7.0%
1985 115,462,000 107,150,000 8,312,000 7.2%
1984 113,544,000 105,005,000 8,539,000 7.5%
1983 111,551,000 100,834,000 10,717,000 9.6%
1982 110,204,000 99,526,000 10,678,000 9.7%
1981 108,670,000 100,397,000 8,273,000 7.6%
1980 106,940,000 99,303,000 7,637,000 7.1%
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