Unemployment has doubled since the Dems took over

[kyfanatic]

Guess they'll try to blame Bush for this too,but it's funny it has only doubled since they took control

http://www.kypost.com/news/local/sto...W4muPMp-A.cspx

[DJD]

I'm sure glad we payed all that money to stop this nose financial dive! These have to be the biggest bunch of loafing baffoons in the history of our country.

Anyone hear the recent Chandler commercial of how he helped stop the rise of unemployment? At least I think it said that because I haven't heard it in awhile.

[slippedcork]

I thought you were giving a national scale. I cant look all this info up to satisify you guys. LOOK in your local paper at the classified ads! Its full of jobs, pick one. It may not be what you like to do but it will pay the bills.

[HURRICANEBOB]

I thought you were giving a national scale. I cant look all this info up to satisify you guys. LOOK in your local paper at the classified ads! Its full of jobs, pick one. It may not be what you like to do but it will pay the bills.

....naw.....I don't want to be a nurse.

[RICHYD4U]

....naw.....I don't want to be a nurse.

And what's wrong with being a nurse?

-Rich RN

[kyfanatic]

Medical careers are fine,but not everyone wants to be or is cut out for it.When everyone has to go into the healthcare profession to survive then those jobs will be at risk too.
You have Millions of Americans unemployed and they are allowing foreigners to come in and take jobs away from people who need and want them.
If you think that's a good thing then you deserve my hate,I didn't fight,claw,and do without to send my children to college so that some Russian or Hindu could come take his job away.My family has sacrificed and fought in EVERY WAR since the 1600's in this country and I can back that up with records,why are they not more deserving than ILLEGAL ALIENS and IMPORTED FOREIGNERS?

[know1]

With the advances in technology, transportation, education, etc., we have to face the fact we live in a global economy and right now most of the rest of the globe (other than Europe) is willing to do a lot more work for less money.

Things are way out of balance - Costs of doing business in the USA are disproportionately high - and our government is not going to be the one to stop the loss of jobs (the government is worthless anyway).

Americans need to re-find their work ethic and focus on ways they can be necessary and relevant and economical in a global economy.

[kyfanatic]

Normally I wouldn't wish Ill will on anyone,but I truly hope that everyone that thinks it's okay to employ the rest of the world and betray their fellow countrymen have to face what I've been through the past two years,I'll bet their tune would change in a hurry.
I'll work alongside anybody and bet I can work any friggin foreigner in the ground,haven't found a Mexican yet that can outwork me,and here I sit begging to take care of my family while some think we should employ India and 3rd world crapholes that could care less about Americans or would cut our throat in a minute.
Truly Sickening,I say if you sell out your countrymen,It's TREASON.

[kyfanatic]

By the way,as far as boycotting these companies,if they keep sending our jobs elsewhere,then soon enough folks here won't be able to waste money on their product/services anyway.I hope they rot in hell.

[GeoFisher]

With the advances in technology, transportation, education, etc., we have to face the fact we live in a global economy and right now most of the rest of the globe (other than Europe) is willing to do a lot more work for less money.

Things are way out of balance - Costs of doing business in the USA are disproportionately high - and our government is not going to be the one to stop the loss of jobs (the government is worthless anyway).

Americans need to re-find their work ethic and focus on ways they can be necessary and relevant and economical in a global economy.

Free trade is not FAIR TRADE......

You're right we live in a global economy, but when you can outsource to a country like Mexico or China that does not have:

* 30% corporate taxes
* Labor Laws
* Environmental Laws
* Osha Safety Laws
* etc, etc

YOU will ALWAYS outcompete the US workforce.

Do you think China or Mexico taxes their companies by 30%.......answer HELL NO.

Do you think China or Mexico gives a RIP about the environment.......answer HELL NO.

Do you think China or Mexico gives a RIP about their workers.......answer HELL NO.

Do you think China or Mexico has OSHA type workplace safety laws.......answer HELL NO.....

So, in this wonderful GLOBAL economy.......WE get SCREWED because NO ONE else around the world plays by our SELF IMPOSED RULES........

Fun, eh......

One day while we're picking tomatoes, and yelling at our BOSS in Mandarin, we will wonder WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED..........

Later,

Geo

[know1]

Free trade is not FAIR TRADE......

You're right we live in a global economy, but when you can outsource to a country like Mexico or China that does not have:

* 30% corporate taxes
* Labor Laws
* Environmental Laws
* Osha Safety Laws
* etc, etc

YOU will ALWAYS outcompete the US workforce.

Do you think China or Mexico taxes their companies by 30%.......answer HELL NO.

Do you think China or Mexico gives a RIP about the environment.......answer HELL NO.

Do you think China or Mexico gives a RIP about their workers.......answer HELL NO.

Do you think China or Mexico has OSHA type workplace safety laws.......answer HELL NO.....

So, in this wonderful GLOBAL economy.......WE get SCREWED because NO ONE else around the world plays by our SELF IMPOSED RULES........

Fun, eh......

One day while we're picking tomatoes, and yelling at our BOSS in Mandarin, we will wonder WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED..........

Later,

Geo

You are correct in that free trade isn't fair, but if you want to take a strict view of things, WE are the ones choosing to make it not fair.

Now before you think I'm in favor of getting rid of laws that protect workers, I'm not. But...that doesn't change the fact that those things were not mandated to the US by another country.

What we can hope for is that the workers in those other countries will organize and force changes to occur. Unions might be hurting us at home, but they would do some good if they would occur overseas.

[fisheater]

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