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U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%[W: 831]

Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

To a degree. The term peak demand has emerged for a reason: we use less energy year over year since the mid 2000's. Have you considered the opportunity costs of boosting resource extraction?

Have you noticed that Walmart is offering $17/hour in ND? If you want this country to succeed, it won't be through government. It will be done be allowing the jobs to be created that match the skills of those currently unemployed...
 
Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

Have you noticed that Walmart is offering $17/hour in ND? If you want this country to succeed, it won't be through government. It will be done be allowing the jobs to be created that match the skills of those currently unemployed...

Anyone in the US who really wants a job has only to move to ND.:cool:
 
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It's a fact....
Anything but actually. An increase of roughly 12 million in a four year period could hardly be labeled as stagnant.

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Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

Anything but actually. An increase of roughly 12 million in a four year period could hardly be labeled as stagnant.

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And yet still well short of 2007 level.
 
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No, all disposable income is allocated towards consumption or savings. It is all about jobs! The private sector is simply not up to the task at the moment, which is why it is imparative that the public sector continues to help alleviate the output gap, i.e. potential vs actual output.

Kush, where else could it be deployed if not either consumption or savings? Yes, it is all about jobs, but you're fighting any solutions outside of any that might be created by the government. Give the private sector a chance by removing governmental barriers. The public sector does nothing but suck resources from the private sector...
 
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Oh. I was under the impression you were attributing our current woes to the 2007-2009 Recession. It's interesting to note for those who DO attribute current stagnation to the 2008 sub-prime collapse that Obama is currently pushing for Ginnie Mae to take up the reigns of Fannie -Mae, ( Circa 1999- 2007 )

And he's calling for lower lending standards and a 3.5% capital requirement for loans purchased by Ginne-Mae. It's also interesting to note that Ginnie -Mae is the only GSE who actually is backed 100 % by the US government.

The assumption that through 2002-2009 that Fannie and Freddie were was incorrect, but I remember certain Politicians saying the US Govt would bail them out.

Good evening, Fenton. :2wave:

From a headline in the Washington Post dated April 4, 2013. "Obama Pumps a new housing bubble."

"Obama administration pushes banks to make home loans to people with weaker credit...an effort officials say will power an economic recovery, but that skeptics say could open the door to risky lending that caused the housing crash in the first place...."

It appears that some people never learn! The theme seems to be "No homeowner left behind, even when they cannot afford it." :thumbdown:
 
Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

And yet still well short of 2007 level.
Wrong convo skippy. I hate to derail the thread but another poster mentioned stagnant job creation and Carter simultaneously.
 
Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

Wrong convo skippy. I hate to derail the thread but another poster mentioned stagnant job creation and Carter simultaneously.

Ah. My mistake. Carry on.
 
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Out. Be well.
 
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Have a pleasant evening. Be well.

Polgara... too... sweet... teeth.......HURTING!!!!!
 
Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

Have you noticed that Walmart is offering $17/hour in ND? If you want this country to succeed, it won't be through government.

Agreed! Until the private sector is ready to lead the charge, government will be a major player!


It will be done be allowing the jobs to be created that match the skills of those currently unemployed...

Empty statement.
 
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Polgara... too... sweet... teeth.......HURTING!!!!!

:funny post: LOL! Try some Oil of Clove. :lamo:
 
Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

Agreed! Until the private sector is ready to lead the charge, government will be a major player!

The private sector is being constrained, and no, the government is not the answer...
 
Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

:funny post: LOL! Try some Oil of Clove. :lamo:

A sweet witch. Go figure. I ran out of it last week along with my eye of newt.
 
Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

Kush, where else could it be deployed if not either consumption or savings? Yes, it is all about jobs, but you're fighting any solutions outside of any that might be created by the government. Give the private sector a chance by removing governmental barriers. The public sector does nothing but suck resources from the private sector...

Taxes!

No, i just understand the nature of our economic reality. The private sector is sitting on $3 trillion plus in short term liquidity. Tax rates are near historic lows (both corporate and individual). As previously stated, corporations are protecting shareholder value.
 
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The private sector is being constrained, and no, the government is not the answer...

How is the private sector being constrained? The user cost of capital is at levels not seen since the Great Depression. Credit is cheap and labor is abundant, and last time i checked, the U.S. is still the largest consumer market in the world.
 
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Taxes!

No, i just understand the nature of our economic reality. The private sector is sitting on $3 trillion plus in short term liquidity. Tax rates are near historic lows (both corporate and individual). As previously stated, corporations are protecting shareholder value.

At what point in the discussion did we begin posting about corporations until now? Is it your position that confiscating wealth is the solution to our problems?
 
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If they're sitting on so much liquidity and have such low tax rates, why isn't the confidence there to spend?

Taxes!

No, i just understand the nature of our economic reality. The private sector is sitting on $3 trillion plus in short term liquidity. Tax rates are near historic lows (both corporate and individual). As previously stated, corporations are protecting shareholder value.
 
Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

How is the private sector being constrained? The user cost of capital is at levels not seen since the Great Depression. Credit is cheap and labor is abundant, and last time i checked, the U.S. is still the largest consumer market in the world.

There is currently a large divide between the skill set of the unemployed and any jobs available, and that is what needs to be narrowed. Forgive me, but I'll reference you once again to ND. I'm not saying we need to rape the country, but a rational approach to private sector job growth should surely be welcome to everyone...
 
Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

Taxes!

No, i just understand the nature of our economic reality. The private sector is sitting on $3 trillion plus in short term liquidity. Tax rates are near historic lows (both corporate and individual). As previously stated, corporations are protecting shareholder value.

Perhaps you should consider how the phrase "short term" impacts corporate decision making.
 
Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

At what point in the discussion did we begin posting about corporations until now?

You have stated the private sector is constrained, and yet cannot provide a concrete example of such constraint.

Is it your position that confiscating wealth is the solution to our problems?

Nope!
 
Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

Perhaps you should consider how the phrase "short term" impacts corporate decision making.

Short term liquidity refers to commercial paper, treasury notes, cash,money market accounts, etc.... My apologies for not being specific.
 
Re: U.S. Adds Only 88,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls to 7.6%

You have stated the private sector is constrained, and yet cannot provide a concrete example of such constraint.



Nope!

kush, you're allover the place tonight. Can we freely explore for energy in the country? Answer: No. Therefore the private sector is constrained by government and jobs are not being created...
 
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