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Motown_Johnny

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2. all while cutting government spending/jobs

Reply to mikekohr (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 11:43 AM

Jan 2012

I heard on one of the talk shows this morning that the private sector is growing at nearly 5% and that it is the public sector that is keeping the numbers down (can't confirm yet).

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How Is President Obama Doing On Job Creation? [View all] mikekohr Jan 2012 OP

Great! I hear it's the 'swingin' sixties' again ... T S Justly Jan 2012 #1

all while cutting government spending/jobs Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #2

I'm not sure if this graph includes government jobs. mucifer Jan 2012 #3

Here is a link to the private/public sector job creation/loss mikekohr Jan 2012 #5

Here's A Couple Of Graphs On Those Numbers mikekohr Jan 2012 #6

that spike in 2010 is census workers Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #9

Not Blaming The President At All mikekohr Jan 2012 #10

That still doesn't stop the "1.7 million jobs lost" lie the conservatives keep spreading. HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #4

I've been saying that for years hfojvt Jan 2012 #7

Democrats winning back the House, holding the Senate AND reform of the filibuster rule mikekohr Jan 2012 #8

MSNBC: Jobless Rate Drops to Lowest Level in Almost Three Years mikekohr Feb 2012 #11