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Old 01-04-2008, 05:55 PM
 
Location: Here
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I'm a conservative and I do not preach "frugality" - nor does any other conservative that I know.

You do not have to have a lot of money to "get out and enjoy" Greg.

As I said, Life is great!!!
Couldn't agree more! Things have been absolutely FANTASTIC for me these past few years!

Is everything in the world going great? Probably not but I'm pretty damn happy at the moment!

Thanks for your service Greatday!!
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Old 01-04-2008, 10:27 PM
 
Location: America
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No economist can say how bad things are going to get with 100% certainty, but they are going to get bad. They said to day the level of job growth for last month is the lowest it has EVER been. That is a huge statement right there. Anyone who is attempting to deny that things don't look good are most likely individuals who know and understand very little about economics. I would venture to say they probably do little research as well.
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Old 01-05-2008, 01:08 AM
 
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The economy sucks bad, I've known that for a while before it dawned on the NewsCorps that hey, it sucked. The job market here in Florida, even with the low wage jobs, sucks bad, especially if you don't have a 4-year degree or some kind of nursing degree or certificate. Places like Starbucks, which I really wanted to work at... are not hiring. I looked for a job for a friggin' year and finally just gave up (good thing my dad has money), disgusted. State unemployment is rising, probably grossly underestimated due to the large number of illegals used in the construction business.

I can ride out only about 5-6 miles and see plenty of subdivisions half built, almost completely empty. Ghost town even. The housing market crash is a big hit in the area, places like Lowes and Home Depot are in trouble and cutting staff (and replacing them with robots... automated checkouts. Another place that is not hiring).
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Old 01-05-2008, 02:13 AM
 
Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, Calif.
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No economist can say how bad things are going to get with 100% certainty, but they are going to get bad. They said to day the level of job growth for last month is the lowest it has EVER been. That is a huge statement right there.
No, that is untrue. They said today the level of job growth for last month is the lowest since Dec., 2005.
Note that there has been 52 consecutive months of job growth and that the current 5.0% unemployment is lower than the unemployment rate (5.6%) when Clinton was running for reelection.
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Old 01-05-2008, 04:22 AM
 
Location: Central CT, sometimes FL and NH.
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Five percent? Ha! You guys ain't counting the illegals let go in construction and other related fields. Now while these folk can't really effect us by claiming unemployment benefit and the like. I think the actual unemployment rate would be much higher number if they were counted. With that real number we could see how bad things are and how bad they could possible get.
unfortunately we won't get the actual number because nobody going to report it.
Perhaps a downturn in the economy would give reason for some of the illegals to leave the US. This could possibly work as a natural solution to illegal immigration seeing as the politicians aren't interested in actually solving the problem.
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Old 01-05-2008, 12:48 PM
 
Location: Houston, Texas
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No, that is untrue. They said today the level of job growth for last month is the lowest since Dec., 2005.
Note that there has been 52 consecutive months of job growth and that the current 5.0% unemployment is lower than the unemployment rate (5.6%) when Clinton was running for reelection.

Do you believe everything your government tells you? I guess if your government tells you what you quoted then it must be true.

Oh did I tell you I hit the pick 6 lotto 3 draws in a row?
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Old 01-05-2008, 12:56 PM
 
Location: Tolland County- Northeastern CT
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The problems in the US and worldwide economy are only in the 3rd inning. Until a more populist oriented USA begins to solves issues like health care and an aging population- everything will remain in no growth to recession.
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Old 01-05-2008, 01:53 PM
 
Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, Calif.
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Do you believe everything your government tells you? I guess if your government tells you what you quoted then it must be true.

Oh did I tell you I hit the pick 6 lotto 3 draws in a row?
Funny how people believe the figures when a Democrat is president, but when it's a Republican president, suddenly we "can't believe" it!
Keep right on with your flawed reasoning!
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Old 01-05-2008, 03:09 PM
 
Location: Sitting on a bar stool. Guinness in hand.
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Perhaps a downturn in the economy would give reason for some of the illegals to leave the US. This could possibly work as a natural solution to illegal immigration seeing as the politicians aren't interested in actually solving the problem.

Actually legal and illegal Brazilians are leaving Cape Cod. One of the reasons is no work.
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Old 01-05-2008, 03:42 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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Funny how people believe the figures when a Democrat is president, but when it's a Republican president, suddenly we "can't believe" it!
Keep right on with your flawed reasoning!
Not unlike the response of Ron Paul supporters to presidential preference polls.
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