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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 02:27 AM Original message |
US loses 95,000 jobs in September |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. The loss was in government jobs. Private sector jobs increased 64,000. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 02:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. is that supposed to make a net loss better somehow? that they were government jobs? |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 03:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. That's supposed to shed light and knowledge on your weak source's spin. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 03:33 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. my knowledge is: it goes up when jobs go down. the majority of americans have no stock. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 03:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Your "knowledge" isn't always right, as in this instance. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 04:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. most people don't own stock; not through a retirement program, or pension, or 401k. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 04:55 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. "Own" is the key word in your response. |
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bherrera (600 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Maybe the debate is not on course |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 10:53 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. The deficit should not enter into the discussion until employment improves markedly. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. that figure includes all forms of "ownership," including the things you mention. most people DON'T |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 09:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
18. To anyone who claimed the gains earlier in the year were |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 03:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. The DOW isn't necessarily reflective of the wider economy. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 04:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. It's reflective of stock market confidence in general. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 04:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. To answer the question, no. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 04:15 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Thank you for revealing your point of view. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 04:21 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I actually stopped going short after it fell below 7,000 at the end of 2008/early 2009. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 04:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. It only fell below 7000 one week, briefly in March of 2009, never in 2008. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 04:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Yeah, it was brief, that much I remember. The exact timeline I am hazy on. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 04:48 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I always play it very conservative. |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
21. The private sector job increase of 64,000 isn't good either... |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 12:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Yes, it is good - because it comes at the beginning of the fall. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 01:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. The fact of the matter is that our economy lost jobs, |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. This jobs report just can't be spun as good.... |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
12. We MUST get out of NAFTA, GATT, and the other job offshoring agreements |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 04:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I certainly agree with you. We need a major jobs program, too. |
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Zax2me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-09-10 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'd like to see jobs be more of a priority |
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